Link Muslims » New moon http://www.linkmuslims.com All about Muslims life style, festivals, food and more.. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:10:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Will Muslims be United on Moon Sighting for Eid this year? http://www.linkmuslims.com/will-we-be-united-on-moon-sighting-for-eid http://www.linkmuslims.com/will-we-be-united-on-moon-sighting-for-eid#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:48:28 +0000 yusuf http://we.linkmuslims.com/will-we-be-united-on-moon-sighting-for-eid Almost every year Muslims around the globe have this very disturbing problem of not being able to agree upon the beginning and end of Ramadhan as well the Eid-ul-Adhha. The division is some time so clear that even in one family some member will be fasting and some celebrating Eid.  I like many other Muslims always wonder why we cannot use the mathematically simulated moon sighting when ever there is doubt of moon sighting due to weather conditions.  The websites like moonsighting.com provides very accurate moon visibility maps every month. I beleive that if we can use the calender for prayer timings using the claculations without even every realizing or objectioning, then why cannot we use the calculated first day of an Islamic Calender month when weather conditions do not permit the actual moon sighting?

Should the announcement by Saudi Authorities regarding the visibility of new moon be followed by Muslims around the world living even on separate contenants? I think that if Muslims follow the sighting of new moon in their own region instead of following sighting in Saudi Arabia, then Muslims should be able to celebrate the religion festival with unity within their own region.

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