coloring with islam
all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
The Islamic New Year of 1436 AH has come with the sighting of the new crescent moon that marked the beginning of 1 Muharram 1436 AH. The first reported sighting was from the USA on the evening of 24 October 2014. The rest of the world saw the Muharram’s hilal on the following evening of … Read more
Alhamdulillah, as many muslims celebrate the end of fasting month – Eid-ul-Fitr – this year on Monday, 27 July 2014, we have collected information on sighting reports and photos of the hilal for Shawwal 1435 AH. As predicted by the visibility map below, the new crescent moon can easily be sighted on Sunday evening from … Read more
Al Arabiya news website reported that Saudi Arabia begins Eid-ul-Fitr celebration on Monday, 28 July 2014. There was however no moon sighting reported. Update: Official announcement by Saudi government >> http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=1257696 Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Fitr would begin on July 28, as Muslims around the world mark the end of the holy fasting … Read more
Below is a quote from Saudi Gazette reporting an astronomer’s account on the possible day for the Eid-ul-Fitr in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. RIYADH – An astronomer and astrophysicist at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals expected Tuesday (July 29) to be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. According to Ali Al-Shukri, it will … Read more
The Saudi Arabia authorities has made decision, and this time seems to be based on reliable reports of moon sightings. They said that no report was heard of sighting the new crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Friday, 27 June 2014. Hence, Ramadan starts Sunday, 29 June 2014. Below is a copy of … Read more
Sharjah Planetarium in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that Ramadan 1435 AH will begin on Sunday, 29 June 2014. It is based on astronomical calculation of the position of the crescent moon locally. It added that Eid-ul-Fitr or 1 Shawwal 1435 AH is on 28 July 2014. Astronomers said the crescent moon of the … Read more