all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that Ramadhan 1437 AH should start on Monday, June 6th, 2016. Below is a copy of the news reported by the state news agency (link to the news): Jeddah, Sha’ban 29, 1437, Jun… Continue Reading
This post will be updated with photos of crescent moon for Ramadhan 1437 AH. Earliest report of visual naked eye sighting of Ramadhan was from Indonesia. However this report was not accompanied by hilal photos. Some astronomy enthusiast in Indonesia… Continue Reading
On the evening of Saturday, 7 May 2016, crescent moon (hilal) that marks the beginning of hijri month of Sha’ban 1437 AH has been sighted by several parties in Indonesia. One of the team was able to photograph the crescent… Continue Reading
Below are two pictures that describe what Israk Mikraj is all about: one in english and the other in arabic. This exrtraordinary and extra-terestrial event was one of the miracle of the Prophet Muhammad saw. In one night, he traveled… Continue Reading
The islamic calendar for christian era year of 2016 is available, both for perusal and download at Alhabib’s website. The islamic calendar covers hijri years of 1437 – 1438 AH. See the islamic calendar for 2016 here. There is also… Continue Reading
The crescent moon (hilaal) of Safar 1437 AH have been sighted and photographed in many places around the world on the evening of Thursday, 12 November 2015. Therefore, 1 Safar 1437 AH starts on Friday, 13 November 2015, globally. The… Continue Reading
