Dhul Hijjah 1434 Astronomical Calculations & Announcements:

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2. Live twitter feed from UK, South Africa, USA & Canada

Start of Dhul-Qadah 1434 in Saudia (same as Wifaqul-Ulamah view inline )

The Hilal for Dhul-Qa'dah didn't manifest (itself) yesterday so for this reason (and derived from it) it is the day of Friday 30th of Shawwal. With the setting of the sun (today) will begin the 1st of Dhul-Qad'ah from the sacred months.

Our dear brother Daywalk3r provided this tweet from Shaykh Salih Al-Munajjid (HA) so today is the 29th of Dhul-Qadah 1434 in UK, South Africa and Saudia.

Saudi Government has asked for the moon to be sighted today.

الرياض 28 ذو القعدة 1434 هـ الموافق 04 اكتوبر 2013 م واس
دعت المحكمة العليا عموم المسلمين في جميع أنحاء المملكة إلى تحري رؤية هلال شهر ذي الحجة مساء يوم غدٍ السبت التاسع والعشرين من شهر ذي القعدة 1434هـ الموافق للخامس من شهر أكتوبر 2013م.
جاء ذلك في إعلان للمحكمة العليا فيما يلي نصه :-
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، والصلاة والسلام على أفضل الأنبياء والمرسلين ، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين ، وبعد:
فإن المحكمة العليا بالمملكة العربية السعودية ترغب من عموم المسلمين في جميع أنحاء المملكة تحري رؤية هلال شهر ذي الحجة ، مساء يوم السبت التاسع والعشرين من شهر ذي القعدة لهذا العام 1434هـ ، الموافق الخامس من شهر أكتوبر. تشرين الأول عام 2013م.
وترجو المحكمة العليا ممّن يراه بالعين المجردة أو بواسطة المناظير إبلاغ أقرب محكمة إليه ، وتسجيل شهادته لديها ، أو الاتصال بأقرب مركزٍ لمساعدته في الوصول إلى أقرب محكمة.
وتأمل المحكمة ممن لديه القدرة على الترائي الاهتمامَ بالأمر لما فيه من التعاون على البر والتقوى ، واحتساب الأجر والمثوبة بالمشاركة فيه ، والانضمام إلى اللجان المشكلة في المناطق لهذا الغرض.
والله الموفق ، وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.
// انتهى //
11:42 ت م NNNN

It is impossible for the moon to be sighted in Saudia today.

1. Moon "reportedly" sighted in Saudia so Eid on  15OCT2013
2. Moon NOT sighted in South Africa so so Eid on  16OCT2013

I see where this is going... :p

Asslamo Allaikum,

There was no credible moon sighting in:

1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. North America
5. South America
6. Central America
7. Australia

Therefore subject to moonsighting today (06OCT2013) where applicable Eid around the world is likely to be on Wednesday 16OCT2013.

That leaves us with the Saudi moon sighting (Gulf & Arab countries) which accept the Saudi sighting and want to go after a fictious sighting and celebrate Eid on Tuesday the 15th October, there are four issues to consider.

1. Firstly, there are no issues with the Hajj of the Hajees because the Qadhi (of Saudia) has declared Hajj on a specific day and it is enforceable so the Hajj will be valid.
2. Secondly, Saudi Scholars don't impose Saudi sighting on anyone so it isn't binding on the rest of the world
3. Thirdly, Moon sighting on a day with clear horizons in the Hanafi Madhab MUST be verified by a large group of people and there was no general sighting in Saudia on a nice and clear day. It is IMPOSSIBLE for the moon just to be sighted by 1 or 2 individuals on a nice clear day.
4. Fourthly, it is a well known principle in Islamic Fiqh that when moon is sighted in the East, it necessitates sighting in the West because common sense tells you that as you travel due wet sunset will be later and the age of the moon will be older. Saudi moon sighting is not verified anyone across the continents and the entire world. Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (RA) said:

قال ابن التيمية: أحدها: ان الرؤية تختلف باختلاف التشريق والتغريب، فإنه متى رؤي في المشرق وجب ان يري في المغرب ولاينعكس، لأنه يتاخرغروب الشمس بالمغرب عن وقت غروبها بالمشرق، فإذا كان قد رؤي ازداد بالمغرب نوراً وبعداً عن الشمس وشعاعها وقت غروبها، فيكون أحق بالرؤية، وليس كذالك إذا رؤي بالمغرب، لأنه قد يكون سبب الرؤية تأخرغروب الشمس عندهم، فازداد بعداًوضوءً، ولما غربت بالمشرق كان قريباً منها. (مجموعه الفتاوى جلد13 ص62)

“...One of them being that If the hilal has been sighted in the east then this will necessitate sightings in the west. However this is not true the other way round. This is because the time of sunset in the west is after the time of sunset in the east. If the moon has been sighted (in the east) then one will observe a much brighter and a more illuminated moon in the west...[Majmu‟ Al Fatawa Volume 13, Page 62]"

At the end of the day, anyone reading this has to think about a few things:

1. Deobandees from the time of Shaykh (Maulana) Qasim Nanotwi (RA) until today have NEVER followed Saudi sighting
2. If you want to follow your Shaykh in terms of moon sighting then your Shaykh is likely not to be following his own Shaykh or his Shaykh (back in India/Pakistan)
3. The entire world has tried and failed in sighting the moon, why is that the principles of doubt only apply to your eating (of meat etc) and not to any other aspect of your Islamic life?

Jazakallahu Khayran

That's a good question for you to ask the Ulama-e-Kiraam and not us. Just as it is Islamically unacceptable for you to ask me why your uncle is doing such and such, it is equally unacceptable for you to ask me why such and such Maulana or such and such darul-uloom is or isn't doing something.

1. Following saudi moonsighting in Britain
2. The issue of moonsighting in Britain view inline
3. The issue of moonsghting in UK view inline

But what I should ask you is that Ulamah of deoband have NEVER and STILL DON'T follow Saudi Arabia in Pakistan. Darul-uloom deoband, Shaykh (Mufti) Taqi Usmani (HA) and others have CLEARLY given a Fatwa not to follow Saudi Arabia in UK so:

• Do you think that the Fatwaas above are lies and forgeries?
• If not then what makes you DISCARD the unanimous practise of Ulamah of Deoband and Fatwaas?

If these are not lies and made up so what makes you or anyone else discard them?

Jazakallahu Khayran