When does Ramadan 1435 AH start this year, in 2014? Unfortunately, this simple question of when does ramadan start this year has been repeated every year and there seems to be no easy answer to it. It depends who you… Continue Reading
Last week, Reuters reported that French Muslim Council (CFCM) has agreed on Thursday, 9 May 2013, that they will use scientific calculation method to determine the beginning of the islamic month. The decission was agreed based upon the current conditions… Continue Reading
Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah. I just received an email from a developer who has released an Opera extension that shows the current Islamic Date (Hijri date). The widget or extension is based on the javascript formula to calculate… Continue Reading
Some of you may already notice that for the hijri calendar widgets I used the formula from Ummul Qura to calculate the islamic date. The decision to use this formula was, among others, to bring the displayed hijri date in… Continue Reading
