I am twenty two and a recent convert there are still a few topics i dont clearly understand could you please help by elaborating your answers the best you can...thankyou
2006-10-22 23:38:08 · 10 answers · asked by convert 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi, As you know being as muslim the one who obeys GOD only and the islamic calender is LUNAR. God commanded in Holy Quran to sight the Moon to begin the month of fasting and end the fast on sightning of the Moon. The reason is the unlike Sun it rise from EAST the Moon rise from Middle East. So the nations whoever see the Moon has to follow the command of GOD to begin or end the Islamic month. Unlike Sun that got the fixed timings to rise and set, Moon doesn't that is why some nation see the Moon first and some may be day latter, so it is a matter of a day or two and thus following the Sunnah of Prophet and the command of GOD. Regards,
2006-10-22 23:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by A2Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One thing we can all agree on is that the months of the Islamic calendar are based on the moon. There is also no disagreement that an Islamic month will be either 29 or 30 days; it can neither be less than 29 days nor more than 30 days. The question here is: How do we determine the beginning and end of the month? The following are the various opinions of how and when to begin a new month:
1) Some people follow astronomical calculations. They say that the birth of the new moon determined by the astronomical calculations will determine the beginning of the new moon.
2) Some people are of the view that the moon sighted anywhere in the world will initiate the beginning of the month for all Muslims.
3) Some people follow the moon sighting of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the moon sighted elsewhere, in their view, will not determine the beginning of the new month. This has created a nationalistic tendency amongst Muslims of different ethnic backgrounds. A Pakistani may say I will only follow the moon sighting from Pakistan or from a person of Pakistani descent or a Turkish may say I will only accept the moon sighting of a turkish or the beginning of the new month when it is officially declared in Turkey.
4) Some people believe in following Saudi Arabia for the month of Zil-Hajjah only and local moon sighting for the remaining eleven months.
5) Some people believe in local moon sighting which means that the the new month will not begin in their area until the moon is sighted in their own or surrounding areas even if the moon is sighted elsewhere in the world.
2006-10-23 06:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Realcharm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The holiday follows the month of Ramadan, falling on the first day of Shawwal (the tenth month in the Islamic calendar). As with all months in the Islamic calendar, it begins with the sighting of the new moon, although some people choose to use scientific calculations instead of a confirmed visual sighting.
Because the day depends on the sighting of the moon, the sighting could only possible just before the sunset. Most check with local mosques or other members of the community to see if the moon has been sighted by authoritative parties. In Malaysia, they are using both sighting of the moon and astronomical calculation to verify the date. But the calculation is only use to verify the sighting of the moon (i.e. the exact time of the visibilty of the moon). For this reason there may be regional differences in the exact date of Eid, with some Muslims fasting for 29 days and some for 30 days.
2006-10-23 06:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by jhendrixwatchtower 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they still use eye witness to see the new born crescent (a month could be 29 or 30 days), and therefore they see it in some countries and declare Eid after (29 days), and other country don't see it and they complete the month (30 days) and declare Eid after. I think if they use modern technology and calculation it would be accurate and celebrate Eid in the same day.
2006-10-23 08:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nabil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it's to do with the night that there is a full moon - if there is some discrepancy about which night exactly that happens, that's why there are sometimes 2 days where they are celebrating Eid ...
2006-10-23 06:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason why this may happen depends on the sighting of the moon, different regions in the world might spot the moon at different, and the community of that area goes according to the moon-sighting of that area(e.g. egypt will not celebrate eid on day X just bc saudi arabia spotted the moon on day X, egypt must see it as well)
This is to my understanding, if I am wrong hopefully someone will correct me
feel free to email me
may peace be upon you and eid mubarak
2006-10-23 06:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it depeneds on the moon sighting in each area, check the websites :
http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org
http://www.moonsighting.com
2006-10-23 07:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by Massiha 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lunar calendar.
depends on the appearance of the cresent.
2006-10-23 06:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
is that the day they all feck of home?
2006-10-24 11:45:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why did u convert?and from which religion? mayb u didn't see the truth ,plz read the real quran http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles.htm
2006-10-23 07:08:55 · answer #10 · answered by michele_miss2000 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋