Hijra Moon Calendar
By Ali Manikfan and Abdulrahim
a
man who created nothing new but rectified the errors in the observation of
Hijra Dates
Days - Prayers - Fasting -Kiblah
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CONTENT
Ramadan1428 begins on Wednesday
Dul-Hijja 1st 1427 on Thursday 21 Dec.06
Eid ul Fitr 1427 on Monday 23 Oct 2006
What is the weekday of Eid al Adha of 1426
The
Exact Date of Prophet's birth
Have Hijra calendar three versions?
Moon
Sighting Problems and Solutions
Meeqatul Kiblah & Islamic Calendar
What made me think
about
Islamic
calendar?
Famous Muslim Scholars said that
What was the Prophet's
Practice
The
first Jumu'a on the Earth
?
How can this be fixed according to the Qur'an ?
Unity
of Dates is essential in the Islamic Shariah
Unity
in Eid and Fasting is Compulsory.
The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It is the same astronomical Lunar Calendar and the month begins and ends on conjunction( Astronomical new moon), means conjunction is last day of the month. Some time it is on 29th day and some times 30th day. The calendar contains 12 months that are based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37). It is based on the motion of the Moon and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims. Each phase of moon and its angular distance is indicate each Date as shown a natural calendar hung in the sky. Some times we cannot see the moon because of the changes in weather. but it does not make any difference in calendar dates because it is related to the motion of the moon. Not its physical visibility. The astronomical new moon time and date already computed exactly for thousands of years backward and forward. See the Moon Calendar of Paul Carlisle or http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase
But "The time an observer first sees that young Moon cannot be computed exactly. The time the Moon first becomes visible after the New Moon depends on many factors. The various effects are the geometry of the Sun, Moon, and horizon; the width and surface brightness of the crescent; the absorption of the Moon's light and the scattering of the Sun's light in the Earth's atmosphere; and the physiology of human vision. These things all change very rapidly" quote from USNO
Unfortunately some astronomers have suggested that lunar date lines should be marked on the world map for the Muslims to begin their fasting and celebrating their Eid. This would be according to the first visibility of the crescent. The so-called curved lunar date lines always keep on changing and they pass through cities, towns and even houses! They do not abide the rules of the date line. So the Lunar date lines are impracticable and meaningless. They are neither scientific nor Islamic. See the Lunar Date Lines of Khalid Shoukat
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