Official: Saudi Arabia starts Ramadan July 10, 2013

Saudi Arabia has announced that Ramadan this year will start on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. This is a news from fatwa-online.com citing the Official Decision and Announcement of High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia. Below is the excerpt from the website: …since the moon of Ramadhaan was not sighted this evening, here in Saudi Arabia, … Read more

Sha’ban, “the Month of Irrigating”

The month of Rajab is the month for planting, the month of Sha’ban is the month of irrigating crops, and the month of Ramadan is the month of harvesting the crops. Sha’ban is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar and considered one of the special months for which we find particular sunan of the … Read more

Photo of Crescent Moon for Sha’ban 1434 AH

Crescent moon for Sha'ban 1434 AH.

On the evening of Sunday, 9 June 2013, several people had reported the sighting of the new crescent moon (hilal). No sighting was reported for Saturday, the day before. From Libya, Muhammad Odeh and his colleagues succeded in obtaining CCD image of the crescent moon for Sha’ban by daylight observation as well as evening observation. … Read more

Crescent Visibility Map for Sha’ban 1434 H

Crescent moon visibility map for Sha'ban 1434 H

The islamic month of Sha’ban for the year 1434 Hijra is coming. The astronomical new moon is on June 8, 2013 (Saturday) at 15:56 UT. However, the crescent will not be visible anywhere on earth on the evening of that date. The following evening, Sunday, June 9, 2013, the crescent moon will be visible for … Read more

Tourism Minister in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ramadan pilgrims number cut

Star writing at Alhabib - Coloring with Islam

Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou will head for Saudi Arabia next week with a number of senior officials of the Tourism Ministry and the Egyptian Chamber of Tourism Establishments (CTE) to discuss the kingdom’s decision to reduce the number of pilgrims during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The decision will hit Egyptian travel agencies … Read more