The earliest photographs of new crescent moon (hilal) of 1 Shawal 1440 AH were obtained and reported from Tuesday, 4 June 2019. Positive sightings were reported from Brisbane, Australia, but without photos. Sightings of the crescent moon successfully captured image… Continue Reading
The crescent moon (hilaal) of 1 Jumadal Akhirah 1440 Hijra was first sighted on the evening of Tuesday, 5 February 2019 from United States of America. No other naked eye sightings were reported from other countries east of the Atlantic… Continue Reading
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
