Eid-ul-Fitr, Friday-ul-Vida: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has scheduled a holiday for Jumat-ul-Vida on 13 March 2026. The holiday was originally scheduled for 20 March 2026 across J&K. The decision was taken as uncertainty looms over the last Friday of the month of Ramadan.
Jumat-ul-Vida, a holy day for the Muslim community, is the last Friday of the month of Ramadan before Eid al-Fitr.
The notification released on Thursday reads, “…the holiday on account of Jumat-ul-Vida will now be observed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 13th March 2026 (Friday) instead of 20th March 2026 (Friday).
Why has the Jumat-ul-Vida holiday changed?
Muslims all over the world observe Jumat-ul-Vida on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan, just before Eid-ul-Fitr.
Eid-ul-Fitr is observed according to the Islamic calendar and is based on the sighting of the crescent moon. This makes it difficult to be sure when Eid will be celebrated.
This year, the crescent is expected to be seen on either Thursday (March 29) or Friday (March 30).
Now, if the crescent of Shawwal is sighted on Thursday (March 19), March 12 marks the last Friday of the month of Ramdaan and Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on March 20, which is a Friday.
But if the Moon is sighted on March 20 (Friday), then that Friday will mark Jumat-ul-Vida and March 21 (Saturday) will then be observed as Eid-ul-Fitr.
Eid-ul-Fitr is on March 20 or March 21? This will be known on Thursday, March 20, depending on the sighting of the Moon.
What remains close to March 13?
With the revised notification, all government offices, educational institutions and other public sector institutions in the Union Territory will now observe the holiday tomorrow. This was reported by Kashmir Observer
