One Ramadhan in UK (ALMOST)!

[Colonel_Hardstone]

Asslamo Allaikum,

Categorisation of Mosques in UK:

1) Moon was sighed in South Africa so Mosques following local (or closest moon-sighting) starting Ramadhan on Thursdays

http://wifaqululama.co.uk/home.html


2) Saudia started Ramadhan on completion of 30 days on Thursday

3) European council of Fatwa declared Ramdhan to be on Thursday

4) UK Islamic Mission declared Ramdhan to be on Thursday

That leaves a few Barelwee Mosques in Bradford & Rotherham (which I know of personally, may be there are more), apart from which we are ALL fasting from Thursday!


Don't you HATE the ALMOST bit!

P.S: Thursday = 13SEP07

[True Life]

who is the European council of Fatwa?

[abdushakur]

What opinion were those masajid in Yorkshire following?
I assume it was the valid opinion of completing the 30 days of Shaban due to no moonsighting within Yorkshire.

p.s. We will never have unity on this issue until and unless we have a united board of all ulama in this country.

As long as we have unity on a regional basis is what i say, e.g. as long as all of Liverpool has the same start/end day that's cool.

[abuzainab]

who is the European council of Fatwa?

AEuropean Council for Fatwa is a Dublin-based private foundation, founded in London on 29 March - 30 March 1997 on the initiative of the Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe, the European Council for Fatwa and Research ('ECFR') is a largely self-selected body, composed by Islamic clerics and scholars, presided by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and considered as belonging to the islamist tendency within the Islamic world community, the Ummah.
It consists of some of the leading scholars in the World.

Members of the ECFR
Professor Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, President of ECFR (Egypt, Qatar)
Judge Sheikh Faisal Maulawi, Vice-President (Lebanon).
Sheikh Hussein Mohammed Halawa, General Secretary (Ireland)
Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Jaballah (France)
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Ali Al-Imam (Sudan)
Sheikh Mufti Ismail Kashoulfi (UK)
Ustadh Ahmed Kadhem Al-Rawi (UK)
Sheikh Ounis Qurqah (France)
Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghanouchi (UK)
Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Ibn Bayya
Sheikh Abdul Raheem Al-Taweel (Spain)
Judge Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Ali Salem (Mauritania)
Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al-Judai, (UK)
Sheikh Abdul Majeed Al-Najjar
Sheikh Abdullah ibn Sulayman Al-Manee’ (Saudi Arabia)
Sheikh Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghudda (Saudi Arabia)
Sheikh Dr. Ajeel Al-Nashmi (Kuwait)
Sheikh Al-Arabi Al-Bichri (France)
Sheikh Dr. Issam Al-Bashir (Sudan)
Sheikh Ali Qaradaghi (Qatar)
Sheikh Dr. Suhaib Hasan Ahmed (UK)
Sheikh Tahir Mahdi (France)
Sheikh Mahboub-ul-Rahman (Norway)
Sheikh Muhammed Taqi Othmani (Pakistan)
Sheikh Muhammed Siddique (Germany)
Sheikh Muhammed Ali Saleh Al-Mansour (UAE)
Sheikh Dr. Muhammed Al-Hawari (Germany)
Sheikh Mahumoud Mujahed (Belgium)
Sheikh Dr. Mustafa Cerić (Bosnia)
Sheikh Nihad Abdul Quddous Ciftci (Germany)
Sheikh Dr. Naser Ibn Abdullah Al-Mayman (Saudi Arabia)
Sheikh Yusf Ibram (Switzerland)
Dr. Salah Soltan (Egypt, USA)

[True Life]

Jazak'Allah khair
good to know

[Colonel_Hardstone]

http://www.isna.com/articles/Press-Releases/RAMADAN-AND-EID-ANNOUNCEMENT.aspx

[naznin]

salaam

So far, i believe all of North America has started on Thusday (don't know anyone who hasn't yet). Allahu Akbar!

[Saad]

salaam

So far, i believe all of North America has started on Thusday (don't know anyone who hasn't yet). Allahu Akbar!

Hmm, maybe 60%, and 40% will start on Friday.

[naznin]

Hmm, maybe 60%, and 40% will start on Friday.

oh, well canada at least? :confused: (i hope)

[eTeacher]

Hmm, maybe 60%, and 40% will start on Friday.

I don't know, but to me it seems as if everyone started on Thursday in North America except California. If that's the case, then it's probably 90% on Thursday and the remaining on Friday.

But hey...it doesn't matter...

[Hamood]

Asslamo Allaikum,

Categorisation of Mosques in UK:

1) Moon was sighed in South Africa so Mosques following local (or closest moon-sighting) starting Ramadhan on Thursdays

http://wifaqululama.co.uk/home.html


2) Saudia started Ramadhan on completion of 30 days on Thursday

3) European council of Fatwa declared Ramdhan to be on Thursday

4) UK Islamic Mission declared Ramdhan to be on Thursday

That leaves a few Barelwee Mosques in Bradford & Rotherham (which I know of personally, may be there are more), apart from which we are ALL fasting from Thursday!


Don't you HATE the ALMOST bit!

P.S: Thursday = 13SEP07

:salam:,

Since Ramadan has begun, I suggest you put the moonsighting issue on hold, preferably for good but at least in this month. I've noticed that you keep opening new threads on the same issue again and again. I thought I'd point that out to you.

wassalam,
SL