Muslims mark Eid-Ul-Adzha on Saturday

Accra (Greater Accra) 23 March ?99

This year's Eid-Ul-Adzha will be celebrated on Saturday, March 27. This was announced in Accra on Tuesday by the National Hilal Committee on the authority of the National Chief Imam and Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana.

A statement said this follows the confirmation that the Yaumul Arafah festival officially starts on Friday, March 26. The statement said on "this sacred occasion, the Islamic Community prays that Almighty Allah will, out of His grace, grant the people of Ghana, peace, progress and unity in all their endeavours."