we people live in europe and we get nurvice on every eid .some celebrate it on one day and others living in same city clebrate it on other day.thus we are humiliated by non-muslims.our ullmah can agree to use astronomy to fix a time table of 5 prayers eg for every prayer it is by a particuler position of sun and now a days it is determined by astronomical survey before in past every body use to go out and see the sun and determine that this is time for this prayer but now they make timetable for whole the year in advance.if our ullmah can agree to use astronmy to fix a timetable of prayers why they donot agree to use astronomy to determine a fix date for eid for every country
2006-10-20 23:48:08 · 8 answers · asked by shahidshada 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is why we cant be united!sadly
2006-10-20 23:51:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in the US, the Islamic Council of North America declared the 23rd of September to be the 1st of Ramadhan. Based on astronomical data, that was impossible. It possibly could have been the 24th in some parts of North America, but in other parts of North America, was most likely the 25th. The Lunar months are based on actual sighting of the moon, not on any calculation. If each Islamic center sent a trusted representative out to search for the moon, the months would be more likely to correlate between centers in the same or near cities, but there really are differences in date around the globe. For the start of Ramadhan, the moon was first visible over Indonesia, on the 24th. Visibility proceeded eastward, across eastern asia, across the americas, then, last, across europe and the middle east on the 25th.
I agree with you that it seems inconsistent that the sun position can be determined based on a formula but the moon visibility can not. Formulas are much more reliable than actual sighting, because they do not depend on weather or observer. The problem would be getting everyone to agree on a single formula.
2006-10-21 00:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Muslims in my community use a lunar calender and actually refer to astrologists in order to get an accurate date. Like for Eid ul Fitr if you see the moon the night before you celebrate it you will know that you have done it on the right day.
2006-10-23 10:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by letseat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be done, but muslim festivals are fixed as per moon rotation and not by sun calender. muslim have to fiest agree for sun calender then only every year day of festival can be fixed as per sun calender.
you are feeling bad since view of moon has been made necessary.so if in one part it is visble today then Ed is next day and similarly visibiltiy in other part decide Ed in that part
2006-10-20 23:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
" Feeling humiliated by non-muslims" is a wrong thing to say.There is no question of being humiliated.
At present , Muslim festivals are determined by actual observation of the moon and niot through calculations.I donot thing there is any chance at the moment of using theoretical calculations to fix festivals.
2006-10-20 23:53:31 · answer #5 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all related to the moon
The moon cannot be shown all over the world at the same time
2006-10-21 01:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by AG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree with brother aseem1993
moon rotation can't let this happen.moon can never be shown to whole world at same time
2006-10-21 00:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not we do not need politics in Islam anymore
2006-10-20 23:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋