The islamic hijri month of Jumadal Awla 1440 AH was marked by the sighting of new crescent moons (hilaal) that were visible on the evening of Monday, 7 January 2019. There was no report of positive sighting on Sunday, the… Continue Reading
As the year 2019 CE is coming, many muslim will look for the corresponding Islamic Calendar dates. For such reason, Alhabib has prepared Islamic Hijri Calendar for 2019 that is ready to be downloaded as PDF. The islamic calendar 2019… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Based on the decision by the Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court yesterday, 1 Dhul-Hijjah 1439 AH starts on Sunday, 12 August 2018. It seems this decision was made based on the Ummul Qura Calendar used there for civil purposes and not based… Continue Reading
The crescent moon (hilaal) of 1 Shawwal 1439 AH has been sighted from many places on the evening of Thursday, 14 June 2018. Here are some photos of the crescent moon of Shawwal 1439 that signal the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration for… Continue Reading
The islamic month of Shawwal 1439 AH (hijri) is marked by moon’s conjunction on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC. This birth of the moon happens at night in major parts of the world. No moon sighting is expected… Continue Reading
