Photo: Crescent Moon of Ramadhan 1437 AH Sighted

CCD image of the crescent moon at afternoon before sunset on Sunday, 5 June 2016 from Kupang, Indonesia. This image was produced through telescope and image processing and no crescent was visible to naked eye (even through telescope)

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 also doubted the naked eye report. [alert]Looking for Photos of Ramadhan 1439 AH (2018) Crescent … Read more

Photo: Sha’ban 1437 AH Crescent Moon Has Been Sighted

Hilaal or crescent moon photograph for the month of Sha'ban 1437 AH.

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 that was seen through a telescope. Below is the photo of the Sha’ban 1437 AH … Read more

Infographic: Israk Mikraj

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 (or rather, was traveled) from Ka’bah, in Makkah to Masjid al Aqsa, in Jerusalem. He then continued his journey into heaven visiting the seven heavens and received order directly from Allah, the Lord of the Universe. God sent him the angel Jibril (Gabriel) and a heavenly creature named Buraq (lightning) to accompany and carry him through this journey.

It should be noted that, while in the infographics the date of the Israk Mikraj event is stated as 27 Rajab, this date is still disputable. Muslim scholars have differing view on the exact date of the event. While the year is agreed upon, the date and the month are not.

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Islamic Calendar for 2016

Bismillah ornament on the cover of the islamic calendar

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 a PDF version of the islamic calendar for 2016 available. As usual, you can also … Read more

Photos of Crescent Moon of Safar 1437 AH

This is a photo of the crescent moon of Safar 1437 AH as from United States. The sighting was on Thursday, 12 November 2015 and the moon was visible by naked eyes.

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 observations were consistent with the predicted sightings as calculated from the crescent moon visibility map … Read more