Photos: Crescent Moon of Ramadan 1439 H (2018)

Foto bulan sabit (hilal) 1 Ramadhan 1439 H terlihat dari Amerika Serikat pada Rabu, 16 Mei 2018.

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 from moon sighting effort from that time. There was a sighting report using telescope/binoculars aid … Read more

Saudi Arabia: 1 Ramadan 1439 H Starts on Thursday, 17 May 2018

Official Saudi Arabia press agency has published announcement by the Saudi’s Supreme Court that there were no positive hilaal (crescent moon) sightings from around the country on the evening of Tuesday, 15 May 2018. Therefore, the Supreme Court decided that the month of Sha’ban be completed 30 days according to Ummul Qura calendar and 1 … Read more

When Does 1 Ramadan 1439 AH (2018) Start?

The Ramadan 1439 Hijriyah (AH) is marked with lunar conjunction on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 at 11:47 UT. It falls into Islamic Lunation Number: 17,256. At the evening of that Tuesday, the hilaal or young crescent moon of Ramadan would be impossible to be seen by naked eyes from almost every place on the globe. On … Read more

Crescent Moon Foto: 1 Rajab 1439 AH Starts on Monday, 19 March 2018

From West Java, thin crescent moon of 1 Rajab 1439 AH also sighted on Sunday.

The crescent moon of the islamic month Rajab 1439 AH has been sighted all over the world on the evening of Sunday, 18 March 2018. Therefore, the start of the hijri month, 1 Rajab 1439 AH, corresponds to Monday, 19 March 2018. Below are some of the crescent moon photos captured on Sunday. Post Views: … Read more

Pictures: Beautiful Quotes on Hijab & Modesty

Below are some pictures I collected that provoke our thinking, understanding, and views about hijab and modesty. Hopefully, they can convey the true meaning of hijab and wearing a hijab for muslima. Hijab is not just a piece of clothe wrapped around a muslim woman’s head or body. It is a representation of taqwa or obeying the … Read more