Jakarta, NU Online
The Religious Affairs Ministry will hold an itsbat (confirmation) meeting on Monday evening to select the date of the Islamic Day of Sacrifice, or Idul Adha, an official said.<>

Ministry spokesman Zainudin Daulay said on Monday that the meeting would be attended by the ministry’s high-ranking officials, representatives from all Islamic organizations, as well as ambassadors of Muslim countries in Jakarta.

“The meeting may start around 4:00 pm in the auditorium of the ministry’s Thamrin office,” Zainudin told The Jakarta Post Digital, referring to the ministry’s office building on Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta.

Among the invitees are representatives of Muhammadiyah—the second largest Islamic organization after Nahdhatul Ulama—even though it has decided that Idul Adha will fall on Oct. 26, as the group uses calendar calculations to fix the Islamic holy days — the Idul Adha and Idul Fitri holidays.

“We have not received confirmation whether or not the representatives of Muhammadiyah will attend the meeting, but we have invited them like we always have,” he said.

The result will be announced after the meeting.

Idul Adha is related to the Islamic haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,in which wukuf is part of the main ritual. In Islam, haj pilgrims cometogether to perform wukuf on the field of Arafah on 9 Dzulhijjah, or a day before Idul Adha.

Idul Adha is related to the Islamic haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,in which wukuf is part of the main ritual. In Islam, haj pilgrims cometogether to perform wukuf on the field of Arafah on 9 Dzulhijjah, or a day before Idul Adha.

Like Idul Fitri, Idul Adha has often been celebrated in Indonesia and other Muslim countries on different days because of the various methods for calculating the dates.

Editor : Sudarto Murtaufiq