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Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
Update:11:00 PM Eastern time:
There are no authenticated reports yet. The National Ulema & Astronomers Conference Call will reconvene at 11:15PM Eastern time after California sunset Insha'Allaah.
Please register here http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html to get decision on Ramdhan |
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Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
Update:10:46 PM Eastern time:
There are no authenticated reports yet. The National Ulema & Astronomers Conference Call will reconvene at 11:15PM Eastern time after California sunset Insha'Allaah.
Today, Sunday is 29th of
Sh'aban and we request Muslims in North
America to observe the Hilal for the blessed month of Ramadan and
report.
As per the lunar calculation and its visibility curve that can be seen
here http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org/nextnewmoon.htm
, Hilal
is unlikely to be seen in North America. Therefore, if we don't
receive authentic and verifiable Hilal sighting reports tonight then
Ramadan will begin Tuesday, Sept.
2nd Insha’Allaah.
However we encourage all to try to sight the
Hilal on the evening of Sunday, August 31 as well and send any reports
to
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giving their name(s), location, contact
telephone(s), age, religion, as well as contacts of their local Masjid
and Imam who can vouch for their integrity Insha’Allaah. The
decision of the Hilal Sighting Committee of North America will be
announced on this website on Sunday, Augst 31 evening after Sunset in
California Insha’Allaah.
For details on this issue please see the English language video
http://baytuliman.org/pdf/Moon_Sighting_&_Islamic_Dates_Solution.wmv
and read the paper at www.hilalsighting.org/papers/salman.pdf
website. You can play the video in your Masjid and distribute
the paper, translating if needed Insha’Allaah.
For Arabic language video, on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 there was an
excellent interview on AlJazeera TV “Belaa Hudood”
program about issues with the Saudi announced Hejiri dates including
last year’s erroneous Dhul-Hijja date. The program featured
Br. Mohammad Odeh of the Islamic Crescents' Observation Project (ICOP),
Abu-Dhabi, UAE, and many other scholars from several countries like
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Qatar and Algeria. This video, which refers
to http://www.hilalsighting.org
the website of Hilal Sighting Committee of
North America can be seen at http://www.hilalsighting.org/content/view/43
and
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lx0rLtKPzbc
Please note that on August 31 evening it is IMPOSSIBLE to sight the
Hilal in Saudi Arabia. May Allaah SWT guide all
Ummah to Haq with Khayr. Aameen.
Also, please encourage all in North America to click on
http://www.hilalsighting.org/register.html
and register with their
email addresses with the Hilal Sighting Committee of North America to
get Hilal Alerts Insha’Allaah. It only takes a minute or so
and is Free.
Please play your role in forwarding and propagating this information
Insha’Allaah. Alhamdulillaah this is the most reliable
website for Hilal Sighting Decisions in North America and is also the
Highest ranked website on the Internet for searches on the word
“Hilal Sighting ”.
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Friday, 07 March 2008 |
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No Positive Hilal Sighting reports were received from anywhere in North America on Aug 02 2008G. Hence we complete 30 days of the month of Rajab 1429H.
Shaban 1429H starts on Aug 3rd 2008G in North America.
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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Based on positve Crescent Hilal sighting reports from Norther California, Rajab 1429H starts on Friday, July 4, 2008G in North America.
Please visit the site to see hilal crescent photograph
Please encourage all to become member and receive Hilal SightingAlerts
It was first seen at
8:43 pm PDT from Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve just west of Los Altos
CA. The moon was first seen at a Magnetic Azimuth of 280 degrees. It was
about 5 or 6 fingers above the horizon. The upper limb was at 3 o'clock and
the lower limb at 6 o'clock.
Photo contributed by : Organic Light Photography |
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
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Based on positve Crescent Hilal sighting reports from Florida, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, etc., Jumada II 1429H starts on Thursday, June 5, 2008G in North America.
Please encourage all to become member and receive Hilal SightingAlerts
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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No reports were received for sighting of Crescent Hilal on May 5 evening from anywhere in North America. Hence we complete 30 days of Rabi Ath-Thani and Jumad Al-Awwal 1429H starts on Wednesday, May 7, 2008G in North America.
Please encourage all to become member and receive Hilal SightingAlerts
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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Crescent Hilal of Rabi Ath-Thani 1429 was sighted on April 6, 2008G at several places in North America including Austin, Texas. Hence Rabiul-Awwal is 29 days and Rabi Ath-Thani 1429H starts on April 7 2008G in North America.
Please encourage all to become member and receive Hilal Sighting Alerts
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Friday, 07 March 2008 |
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No Positive Hilal Sighting reports were received from anywhere in North America on March 7 2008G. Hence we complete 30 days of the month of Safar 1429H. Rabi Al-Awaal 1429H starts on March 9th 2008G in North America.
On March 8, the Hilal was sighted in several places in North America, including Georgia, Texas and California.
Please
encourage all to become
member and receive Hilal Sighting Alerts
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
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The Hilal Sighting Committee of North America reports Hilal sightings and its final decision here. Our web site is live and updated as information comes in. The decision is made by the Shura of the Hilal Sighting Committee in the light of the Hilal sighting reports examined by the Muslim experts on astronomy. We are a national organization and represent all school of thoughts among the Muslim community in North America. We have our volunteers nationwide to observe the Hilal every month. Our Matla includes the contiguous US States and Canada. In cases where a hilal sighting report contradicts with Astronomy, following opinion of Scholars like Mufti Taqi Usmani, our Ulema insist on "Jamme Gahfeer" or large number of witnesses, which has been historically required for the case of Clear skies. The Shura Members Mawlana Mohammed Ghaus Nadvi, Mufti Abdul Muqtadir, Mufti Qamarul Hasan Qadri, Mawlana Obedur Rahman, Mawlana Mumtazul Haq, Mufti Abdur Rahman Qamar, Imam Tahir Anwar, Imam Zaid Shakir Muslim Experts on Astronomy
Dr. Omar Afzal, Dr. M.A.K. Lodhi, Br. Zaheer Uddin, Dr. Salman Zafar Shaikh, Br. Qaiser Imam |
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
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There will be total eclipse of the moon on 20th February 2008. See link :
cnn.com
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
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The young crescent Hilal of Safar 1429H was sighted in California on Feb 7, 2008G evening. Hence first day of Safar is Friday, Feb 8th 2008G Please encourage all to become member and receive Hilal Sighting Alerts 
sighting location at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Lat ~37.3 degs North and 122.2 degs West and elevation about 1400 feet above sea level). Photo contributed by : Organic Light Photography
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