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Riyadh – The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially invited all Muslims across the Kingdom to participate in the crescent moon sighting (rukyatul hilal) to determine the commencement of Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH. This crucial observation is scheduled for Sunday evening, 17 May 2026 (corresponding to the 29th of Dhul-Qadah 1447 AH according to the … Read more
The month of Hajj in the islamic calendar known as Dhul-Hijjah this year – 1443 AH – has been announced to start on Thursday, 30 June 2022 by the Saudi Arabia’s authority based on “claimed” sighting of the crescent moon in the region. However, there was no photo of the moon to back the statement. … Read more
Update: Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that Eid-ul-Adha this year falls on Saturday, 9 July 2022. The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has called people in the region to go out and sight the crescent moon of 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1443 AH on the evening of Wednesday, 29 June 2022. The date of the … Read more
The declaration of the start of 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1439 AH by Saudi Arabia stirred some controversies around muslim world. In its announcement, the Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia said that new crescent moon (hilaal) was sighted on the evening of Saturday, 11 August 2018. This ‘moon sighting’ report was used to declare that 1 … Read more