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all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
Today, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) has released an announcement regarding the start of fasting month, Ramadan in the year 1444 AH of the islamic calendar. In the circulated flyer, 1 Ramadan 1444 AH is declared to start on Thursday, 23 March 2023 for Australia. AFIC stated the following about the decision: Based on … Read more
The month of Ramadan 1444 AH this year is marked by conjunction of the moon on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 at 17:23 UT. In the evening of Tuesday, the moon will not be born yet or would have set before the sun sets in most parts of the world. On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, the … Read more
The islamic calendar in Pakistan is based on monthly practice of moon sighting. The hilal committee from the Ministry of Religious Affairs will decide and announce the beginning of each islamic month. For the month of Sha’ban 1444 AH, the moon sighting will take place on Tuesday evening, 21 Feb 2023. It is expected that … Read more
Based on the calculations of the crescent moon’s visibility map, the sighting of the crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Sha’ban 1444 H will be possible from the western region of the American continent during the evening of Monday, 20th Feb 2023. Therefore, it is expected that we will obtain naked-eye photos of the crescent moon … Read more
The month of Sha’ban 1444 AH is marked by the conjunction of the moon occurring on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 2:06 PM WIB (7:06 GMT). The conjunction event, or ijtima’, is also called “the dark moon” as the moon cannot be seen with the naked eye. Traditionally, the Islamic month of Sha’ban does not … Read more
Isra Miraj (or Israk Mikraj) is a yearly event for Muslims that falls on 27 Rajab in their lunar, islamic Hijri Calendar. This year 2023, many muslim countries will celebrate Isra Miraj on Saturday, 18 February 2023 based on islamic calendar. However, some muslims in Australia, United Kingdom, India and Pakistan will mark Isra Miraj … Read more