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Download Islamic Calendar 2014 in PDF! (70,863)
[alert]You may be looking for: Islamic Calendar 2023 in PDF.[/alert] Alhamdulillah, the islamic calendar corresponding the gregorian calendar of 2014 is now available for download as PDF at Alhabib Web Service. As usual, you can view the calendar online or… <a href="https://blog.al-habib.info/2013/03/uae-ramadan-1434-ah-will-start-on-july-10-2013/" class="more-link">Continue Reading →</a>
The Life Span of Muslim Ummah is 1500 Years. Is it True? (46,708)
Several people have expressed the same question regarding the life-span of Muslim Ummah. They wanted to know whether it is true that the muslim ummah will only reach 1500 years of age [based on islamic calendar?]. Below is an answer… <a href="https://blog.al-habib.info/2013/03/uae-ramadan-1434-ah-will-start-on-july-10-2013/" class="more-link">Continue Reading →</a>
Islamic Calendar 2010 Available for Download (22,633)
In about two months from now, the islamic hijri year of 1430 will come to an end. Some of you may have wondered what would be the corresponding christianÂ dates for islamic events of the year 1431 AH (anno hegira, after… <a href="https://blog.al-habib.info/2013/03/uae-ramadan-1434-ah-will-start-on-july-10-2013/" class="more-link">Continue Reading →</a>

UAE: Ramadan 1434 AH will start on July 10, 2013

According to the announcement made by Sharjah Planetarium at the (United Arab Emirates) UAE Department of Culture and Information, the first day of islamic holy month of Ramadan is on July 10, 2013. The moon is born on July 8 at 11:14 but set at 19:08, five minutes before the sunset. Therefore, the crescent moon of Ramadan could only be sighted in the evening of July 9, making the 1st Ramadan starts on July 10.

The statement carried by the official news agency also added that 1st of Shawwal 1434 AH will be on August 9, 2013 which will be the day of Eid ul Fitr.

These dates are different from the calculated calendar of Ummul Qura, Saudi Arabia which sets both dates one day earlier. Apparently, the Planetarium used visibility of the crescent moon for local sighting in the UAE as the basis of the calculation.

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