all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
Based on the decision by the Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court yesterday, 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1439 AH starts on Sunday, 12 August 2018. It seems this decision was made based on the Ummul Qura Calendar used there for civil purposes and not based… Continue Reading
The month of Hajj 2018, islamic hijri month of Dhul-hijjah 1439 AH, is marked by the birth of the moon on Saturday, 11 August 2018 at 09:57 UT. In the evening of this day, the crescent moon (hilaal) of Dhul-hijjah… Continue Reading
The crescent moon (hilaal) of 1 Shawwal 1439 AH has been sighted from many places on the evening of Thursday, 14 June 2018. Here are some photos of the crescent moon of Shawwal 1439 that signal the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration for… Continue Reading
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC – anic.org.au) has announced via its Facebook page that Eid-ul-Fitr, 1 Shawwal 1439 Hijri (AH) will be on Friday, 15 June 2018. The Grand Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Abdul Azim al-Afifi and respected imams… Continue Reading
The islamic month of Shawwal 1439 AH (hijri) is marked by moon’s conjunction on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC. This birth of the moon happens at night in major parts of the world. No moon sighting is expected… Continue Reading
As predicted with crescent moon visibility map for Ramadan 1439 AH, the crescent (hilaal) was only easily visible by naked eye on the evening of Wednesday, 16 May 2018. All photos of the Ramadan 1439 Hijri crescent moon below are… Continue Reading
