Official Moon-Sighting Thread for Shawwal 1433

[AbdurRaheem2]

any news on the UK or Morocco?

[xs11ax]

any news on the UK or Morocco?

Eid tomorrow in UK according to both saudi followers and moon followers due to it being sighted in south africa

[AbdurRaheem2]

eid tomorrow in uk according to both saudi followers and moon followers due to it being sighted in south africa

eid ul fitr 1433ah announcement
saturday, 18 august 2012 18:00
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assalamualaikum

despite attemps across the uk to sight the moon of shawwal after sunset, the moon was not sighted.

However, we have received news of positive sighting from many parts of south africa, hence, eid ul fitr will be tomorrow, sunday the 19th of august.

Eid mubarak from all at wifaqululama. Remember us in your duas.

. eid mubarak!

[Abu_Dahdah]

As explained thousands of time, the problem is not with following a far-away country.
The problem are specifically Saudi wrong criteria for accepting witnessing of new moon. As such criteria are being recognized are unreliable by more and more people, their announcements (which most of the times fall in place with their own pre-calculated Umm al-Qura calendar) are not accepted.

While South Africa has correct criteria for sighting and announcement, and are very organized.

Sorry bro if I kindled a fire! I was only asking as I wasn't aware of all the issues.

[Abu_Dahdah]

Eid tomorrow in UK according to both saudi followers and moon followers due to it being sighted in south africa

"Moon followers" -

[umar_italy]

Sorry bro if I kindled a fire! I was only asking as I wasn't aware of all the issues.

No brother, sorry me for my rude reply, I shouldn't have added what I did in the first section; I was going to delete it then forgot.
Hope you didn't take it bad, I apologize!

I'm just in a period in which I have to repeat always the same things on another forum so I'm mildly frustrated! :-D

[daywalk3r]

No brother, sorry me for my rude reply, I shouldn't have added what I did in the first section; I was going to delete it then forgot.
Hope you didn't take it bad, I apologize!

I'm just in a period in which I have to repeat always the same things on another forum so I'm mildly frustrated! :-D

Wifaq (and Batley's ulama) do NOT only follow S.Africa ...and from day one, never have. Each and every month a concerted effort is made to sight locally in UK on the 29th of each and every month bar none. Additionally news from reliable and verifiable countries like S.Africa AND Morocco is taken into consideration. In the past they have made decisions based on the hilal being sighted here in UK such as HERE at 11:11, on some occasions sighted only in Morocco but not locally in UK or S.Africa. Though yes most of the times the (positive) news is received from S.Africa as they most of the time have a better chance to see it then either UK or Morocco.

[umar_italy]

Wifaq (and Batley's ulama) do NOT only follow S.Africa ...and from day one, never have. Each and every month a concerted effort is made to sight locally in UK on the 29th of each and every month bar none. Additionally news from reliable and verifiable countries like S.Africa AND Morocco is taken into consideration. In the past they have made decisions based on the hilal being sighted here in UK such as HERE at 11:11, on some occasions sighted only in Morocco but not locally in UK or S.Africa. Though yes most of the times the (positive) news is received from S.Africa as they most of the time have a better chance to see it then either UK or Morocco.

brother for the clarification.

[a2z]

Assalamu alaikum. We have mewaat jamaat in our masjid. They told thier relatives have sighted moon in mewaat. So thier grand mufti sahab told tomorrow(sunday) is eid. Fully confused.

today sunday is eid in mewaat. The mewaati people seen moon

[Talib84]

Barbados will be celebrating Eid on Sunday. The moon was sighted in other Islands nearby. Eid Mubarak!