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Hijra Calendar HIJRA CALENDAR DISCUSSION FORUM The Islamic calendar (Hijra calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 synodic months is only 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter than a tropical year, and therefore it shifts with respect to the Christian calendar. The calendar is based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37) and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims. Unfortunately some Muslim astronomers have suggested that lunar date lines should be marked on the world map for the Muslims to begin their fasting and celebrating their Eid. This would be according to the first visibility of the crescent. The so-called curved lunar date lines always keep on changing and they pass through cities, towns and even houses! They do not abide the rules of the date line. So the Lunar date lines are impracticable and meaningless. They are neither scientific nor Islamic. Hijra Calendar is the same astronomical Lunar Calendar and the month begins and ends on conjunction (Astronomical new moon), means conjunction is last day of the month. Some time it is on 29th day and some times 30th day. The calendar contains 12 months that are based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37). It is based on the motion of the Moon and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims. Each phase of moon and its angular distance is indicate each Date as shown a natural calendar hung in the sky. Some times we cannot see the moon because of the changes in weather. but it does not make any difference in calendar dates because it is related to the motion of the moon. Not its physical visibility. The astronomical new moon time and date already computed exactly for thousands of years backward and forward. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HIJRA CALENDARS See the Moon Calendar of Paul Carlisle or http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase Geography of Days - Prayers - Fasting -Kiblah New Flash Movie NEW Reply to Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid by Ali Manikfan NEW The hilal issue cannot be let to rest until Muslims do themselves right - IQRA, Vol. 19, No. 10 Zul Hijja will begin on Friday Dear Brothers in Islam, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, The waxing moon of Zul Qaida was observed on three days, 5th Sunday, 6th Monday and 7th Tuesday. The angular distance measured 50, 60 and 71 degrees respectively. The rate of travel of the moon was about 10 degrees per day and the growth of the crescents of the first quarter was comparatively slower than the month of Shawwal. This confirmed that Zul Qida, one of the sacred month has begun on Wednesday. The first crescent was visible on Wednesday evening in many parts of the world. Including Wednesday in Shawwal is certainly wrong. Allah SWT has informed us in the Book: "Walaa thazlimoo feehinna anfusakum". The slow rate of travel and growth of the waxing crescents of the first quarter clearly indicated that this month will have 30 days. The Hilaal will not appear on Wednesday the 29th Zul Qaida. 30 will be completed on Thursday according to the Sunnah and Zul Hijja will begin on Friday without any doubt. This can be proved by observing the full moon and the waning crescents of the last quarter. Extreme care should be taken not to commit a mistake in observing the Arafa which is very important. The Prophet SAW said: "Fansukoo lahaa". Wassalam, Ali manikfan 8-11-`429/3-11-2008 Zul Qaida begins on Wednesday Dear Brothers in Islam, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, We saw the first waxing crescent of Shawwal on the first of Shawwal Tuesday. We had also observed the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter during he course of the month and we had noticed the fast growth of the crescents which indicated that the month will end in 29 days. This morning Monday the 28th of Shawwal we have seen the last visible phase of the moon like Urjoonul Qadeem. Those who have seen it will know that the waning crescent will not be seen tomorrow morning. Tomorrow Tuesday is the 29th of Shawwal which is the last day of the month. Today the angular distance measured about 18 degrees and tomorrow morning it will be about 6 degrees which is too small to make it visible. The moon phase is not visible to earth only for one day and tomorrow is the invisible day of Shawwal. It is the new moon day after which Zul Qaida begins on Wednesday. If the waning crescent is visible anywhere tomorrow morning, please report it to us with a photograph of the crescent. Basing on our observations of the Hilaals we the Hjra committee of India bear witness that we could count only 28 phases during Shawwal from Tuesday to Monday and tomorrow Tuesday is the last day of Shawwal. Wassalam, Ali manikfan 28-10-1429/27-10-2008 MOON OBSERVATION IN SHAWAL Dear Brothers, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, The moon was observed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The readings were 58, 70 and 82 degrees respectively. The rate is 12 degrees per day and Saturday is the 5th of Shawwal. The month had begun on Tuesday irrespective of the hilaal after completing 30 days for Ramadan. On the 7th evening moon had passed meridian at the sun set. Tuesday evening the moon had not reached meridian at sun set. This confirmed that the beginning of Shawwal on Tuesday was correct and the fast growth of the crescent indicated that this month will end in 29 days. That is the Hilaal would appear on the 29th. This will be confirmed by the observations which will be conducted in due course. Those who had begun Shawwal on Wednesday and Thursday are certainly wrong. Wassalam, Ali maikfan 9-10-1429/8-9-2008 MOON OBSERVATION IN RAMADAN Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, The observation of the past two days clearly indicates that this Ramadan has begun on Sunday the 31st of August 2008. The angular distance for Wednesday was about 44 degrees and on Thursday it was about 56 degrees. This indicated that Wednesday was the 4th of Ramadan. The rate of travel for this month is less than 12 degrees per day and this indicates that this is a month of 30 days. Those who had observed the crescents of Rajab and Shaban would have noticed the slow growth of the crescents in this month. The Hilaal will not appear on Sunday the 29th of the month. According to Sunnah 30 will be completed on Monday and Shawwal begins on Tuesday irrespective of the Hilaal. Those who have not fasted on Sunday have missed the first fast of Ramadan and those who began fasting on Tuesday have missed two days of Ramadan. They should compensate according to laws of Shariah by fasting the number of fasts lost in Ramadan after the Eidul Fitre on Tuesday. Please note that a month will not begin on two days in the world and the Eidul Fitre of one year cannot be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Wassalam, Ali manikfan 6-9-1429/5-9-2008 CARELESS MISTAKES IN HARAMAIN It is highly deplorable that the Haramain have not begun fasting on Sunday the first of Ramadan. The same thing had happened last year too. This happens because of the confusion created by the Muslim astronomers who do not calculate the lunar months according to the astronomical rules. They go by sun set moon set data and say that the Hilaal cannot be seen when the moon sets before the sun. They do not realize that the sun set is local whereas the day or date is common for all in the world. How can we measure the day using the moon set? The people who bear witness for the Hilaal get frightened when they hear that the moon has set before the sun and they do not report the hilaal. This is how the Satan cheated the Haramain. It can happen once. But how can the believer get stung twice from the same hole? The so called Muslim astronomers who do not know the laws of Shariah publish the sun set and moon set data in websites and confuse the people. They do not know that the sun set and moon set has nothing to do with defining the lunar months. The lunar months are defined scientifically by using the new moon which can be calculated without difference of seconds. The lunar month according to Quran is the cycle of the moon around the earth measured in relation with the sun. The Phases of the moon are dates. At new moon the moon completes the cycle, the lunar month and the new cycle begins. The new moon may happen at any moment of the day and the new moon day is taken as the last day of the month. The time of new moon is immaterial as the months are counted in days, which have names. A month cannot begin at half day just as a year cannot begin at half year. Beginning the month after seeing the crescent with the naked eye is an innovation introduced later. This was not practiced by the Prophet and the Sahaba. They decided the months by observing the Ahillah and Manaazil of the moon as directed in the Quran. As a rule the hilaal appears in the evening of the day of conjunction, the new moon. The new month must begin on the following day. The fact that the Prophet and the Sahaba never attempted to see the Hilaal just as the people do today proves beyond doubt that beginning the month after seeing the Hilaal is not the Sunnah. Whenever they had doubt because of inability to observe they depended on information from other places. But today everyone wants to see his own Hilaal. They do not accept others, this is not Sunnah and what is not Sunnah will come under the Bid'a which leads to the Hell. It is very easy to find out the new moon day. It is the day on which the moon and the sun are in the same Manaazil in the sky. It is the last day of the month. The moon and sun rises at the same time and the moon that day must set after the sun because the moon lags about 50 minutes per day over the sun. So the Hilaal must appear on the evening of the new moon day. But it will not be seen to the naked eye. Sheikh Al Othaimeen R objects even the use glasses for seeing the moon because the Prophet and the Sahaba did not use them. How can the old people see the new moon which is very thin and faint? Therefore definitely this sort of seeing is not the criterion for defining the months. The Muslim astronomers are certainly mistaken. I have seen with the naked eye all the phases of the moon for the three months before Ramadan, Jumadil Akhir, Rajab and Shaban. Jumadil Akhir began on Wednesday and we saw the first waxing crescent of Jumadil Akhir on Wednesday evening the First of the month. The last waning crescent was seen on Wednesday evening the 29th of Jumadil Akhir. No trace of the waning crescent was seen on Thursday morning which was the 30th of Jumadil Akhir. The hilaal must have appeared that evening and the month ended in 30 days. Rajab began on Friday and we saw the first waxing crescent on Friday evening, the first of Rajab. We have seen the last waning crescent in the morning of Thursday the 28th of Rajab. There was no trace of the waning crescent in the morning of Friday the 29thy of Rajab. It was the last say of Rajab which ended in 29 days. Shaban began on Saturday and we saw the first waxing crescent on the evening of Saturday the first of Shaban. We saw the last waning crescent of Shaban on the morning of Friday the 28th of Shaban. There was no trace of the waning crescent in the morning of Saturday the 29th of Shaban. It was the last day of Shaban and the sun and moon were on the same Manaazil on Saturday. The Hilaal must appear by Saturday evening. Sunday must be the first of Ramadan. But the Muslims at Haramain have not received Ramadan in a befitting manner. They should repent and fast for the lost day of Ramadan after Eidul Fitre which falls on Tuesday. Since Rajab and Shaban had 29 days consecutively, which is a rare occurrence Ramadan must have 30 days according to the Manaazil predestined by Allah SWT. May Allah SWT guide us to the truth! Wassalam, Ali manikfan 2-9-1429/1-9-2008 Telegram sent to His Majesty King Abdullah on 1st Ramadan 1429(31-August-2008) His Majesty King Abdullah Khadimul Haramain MAKKAH ALMUKARRAMAH Assalamu alaikum WR WB. Please refer my telegram fifteenth Shaban. Regret Haramain lost first Ramadan as last year because of Muslim astronomer's confusion. Kindly order correction according original Ummulqura calendar. Please take urgent action prevent future careless mistakes in Haramain. Correct Ummulqura calendars should be sent to all Muslim countries to enable uniform dating. Please visit www.hijracalendar.com for details. May Allah protect believers! Wassalam Ali manikfan 1-9-1429/31-8-2008 M.Ali manikfan Advisor, Hijra Committee of India, Arbudar Nagar, Aru puli road, Madappuram, Vallioor 627 117 Telegram sent to His Majesty King Abdullah 18th Shabaan1429(19-August-2008) King Abdullah Ib'n Abdul Aziz, Kadimul Haramain, Makkah al Mukarrmah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) As per observation of Manaazil of moon, Ramadan begins on Sunday. Since Rajab and Sha'ban have 29 days Ramadan will have 30 days. Eidul Fitre falls on Tuesday. Request correction as per original Ummulqura calendar. Alimanikfan Advisor, Hijra committee of India 7/858, B, AWH Building, Koyenco Bazar, Calicut - 673004 manikfan@gmail.com Ramadan begins on Sunday The moon was observed on 5th Wednesday, 6th Thursday and 7th Friday of Shaban in the evening. The angular distance measured 64:44, 76:16 and 87:02 degrees respectively. The angular distance is the age of the moon, which is the lunar date. The readings given above proved beyond doubt that Shaban began on Saturday. The faster growth the crescent informs us that the month will have only 29 days.This Shaban according to the Manazil is a period of 29 days from Saturday to Saturday. this should not be violated. Friday (14th of Shaban) the moon rose before the sun set and Saturday morning the moon had set a little beforethe sun rise indicating that the mid of the month is not yet over. Saturday evening the observers will notice that moon rises a little before the sun set. The moon will cross the line of opposition in the night and the sun will rise before moon set on Sunday morning. There is an eclipse on Saturday night which is the mid of Shaban. we are sure that the dates of Shaban are in tune with the moon and that they are correct. So Shaban ends on Saturday and Ramadan begins on Sunday. The first day of Ramadan is Sunday. Please donot forget to fast on Sunday. Please convey this message to all Muslim brethren. Wassalam, Ali manikfan 15-8-1429/16-8-2008 Dear Brothers, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, I have observed the moon this morning (Friday) before sun rise. The moon had set just before sun rise. This indicated that today (Friday) is the 15th of Rajab. You may recall that this month Rajab began on Friday. The fast growth of the crescents during the fortnight indicated that this month has only 29 days. The last visible crescent (Urjoonul qadeem) will be seen on 28th Rajab Thursday morning. No trace of the waning crescent can be seen on the morning of Friday 29th Rajab, Friday on which a solar eclipse will occur marking the end of Rajab. The Hilaal appears in the evening. Shaban begins on Saturday. Please note that Shaban 1429 has 29 days and Shaban will end on Saturday. The moon will be eclipsed in the middle of Shaban. The dates of the month could be checked with the Ahillah during the course of the month using the method which we have described earlier. Ramadan the month of fasting begins on Sunday corresponding to 31-8-2008AD. Wassalam, Ali manikfan 15-7-1429/18-7-2008 Reply to Salman (Shaban begins on Saturday) Dear Brother Salman, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, Allah Subhaanahu wa thaala informs us in His Book "Wa qaddarahu manaazila li thaalamoo adadassineena wal hissab" and the Prophet SAW said "Innaa ummathun ummiyyathun laa nakthubu walaa nahsibu asshahru hakazaa wahaakazaa. "Soomoo li ruuyathihi wa afthiroo li ruuyathihi...", But you are not ready to do both and you are bevildered. This morning (Wednesday) I have witnessed the waning crescent from Riyadh. It is certain that it can be seen Thursday morning also. But certainly it cannot be seen Friday morning. It is certain that Friday the sun and moon are in the same manaazil and the Hilaal must appear by evening. So Saturday cannot be included in Rajab. Saturday is the first day of Shabaan. You can see that my statement is confirmed by the solar eclipse which occurs on Friday the 29th of Rajab(1-8-2008). The Hilaal appears by Friday evenimng and Saban begins on Saturday. Wassalam. Ali manikfan 27-7-1429/30-7-2008 Reply to Muhammad Sultan Alam by Ali Manikfan Muhammad Sultan Alam Head of astronomy research deptt. Of Jamia-tur- Rasheed Ahsanabad, Karachi, Pakistan 21-04-2008 Remarks in red are by Ali manikfan, advisor of the Hijra committee of India, Calicut, Kerala, India. www.hijracalendar.com. Telephone: 04637 294556, mobile: 9842947854. 17-4-1429/23-4-2008 "On May 5, 2008 Monday" (Pakistan 28 Rabee-uth-thani, Saudi Arabia, according to visibility [???], according to Ummul-Qura 29 Rabee-uth-thani) Giving different dates to Pakistan and Arabia is absurd. Islamic Shariah does not entertain wrong ideas. (and He has not placed there in any crookedness 18:1) The Ulema disagree with the silly idea of the Muslim astronomers to give different dates to different towns.  As per the Manaazil of the moon on which the dates must be based according to Quran and Sunnah, Rabiul Akhir began on Monday after completing 30 days of Rabiul Awwal on Sunday. In Shariah the Hilaal is not necessary on the 30^th. The Hilaal had not appeared by 29^th of Rabiul awwal, Saturday and 30days were completed on Sunday. Therefore Rabiul Akhir began rightly on Monday irrespective of the Hilaal. Visibility of the crescent is not the criterion. The Hilaal may or may not be visible. In shariah the months begin on the definite information that the month has set in. The birth of the moon of Jumadal-oola 1429 according to GMT will be on Monday 5th May 2008 at 12:18 . At that time, the time in Pakistan will be 17:18 on Monday 5th May. And in Saudi Arab will be 15:18. When conjunction is at 12:18 UT on Monday 5-5-2008 astronomically the crescent must appear on that evening on the western horizon. So Tuesday must be the first of Jumdal oola. Time difference at different places is not considered in the Shariah. Date is not a local affair. A date denotes a day of the week. When day is common date cannot be different. Day and date at all places in the world must be same. The Prophet SAW traveled in one night from Makkah to Damascus and returned the same night. He knows the date at Makkah, Damascus and at all places is same. How could Ibn Abbas, the Sahaba and the Imams ignore this? Time depending on the sun's angle is different everywhere while date depending on the Manaazil of the moon is same all over the world. Local time has nothing to do with the date. Islamic Shariah does not allow different dates for Arabia, Pakistan, India or any other place in the world. Because the age of this moon and the other factors effecting on the visibility of the moon e.g. Lag, Rel.Azi. and elongation etc will be extremely defective on May 5 in all over the world, thus according to the research of the astronomy department of Jamia-tur-Rasheed, in the light of approximately 18 old and new Criteria of the visibility of the moon including Al Beruni, Yaqoob Bin Tariq, Babylonians and Ancient Indian astronomers, there is no possibility of the moon being sighted with the naked eye in all over the world, specially in Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan Saudi Arabia except North America. There are different ideas of different astronomers about the visibility chances of the moon in North America, e.g. According to many Criteria the moon can be sighted very easily in Alaska with naked eye while in the northern and central America according to some criteria moon will be invisible while according to other ones it can be sighted under the perfect conditions, either with the naked eye or with the optical aid. Only and only founder of moon sighting.com Mr. Khalid Shaukat and the founder of ''ICOP" Odeh, Jordan have shown the possibility of moon sighting in U.K and in its neighbor countries with telescope while Bernard yallop has not shown such possibility in U.K etc. Visibility of the crescent is not the deciding factor of the months. The moon which rises before the sun in the last days of Rabiul Akhir overtakes the sun and begins to set after the sun before the end of Monday in the world. The moon was approaching the sun before Monday and starts to go away from it after Monday. So the crescent must appear by Monday evening and the month must change. Jumadil oola must begin on Tuesday. Muslims do not follow other cults. Islam is the religion and Islam teaches a calendar which is perfect and perpetual. The rules are found in Quran 2:189, 10:5, 36:39. How will the Ulema agree with a false astronomy which gives different dates to different towns? The defectiveness of the conditions of the moon on May 5 can be imagined by this that on May 5, age of the moon will hardly be "two hours" in the most western part of Pakistan and will hardly be 3.5 hours in the most western part of Saudi Arabia e.g. Makkah Mukarramah. Setting of the moon after the sun even by one minute is enough to begin the new month on the following day as per the Fatwa of the leading Ulema. The Sahaba did not go by sun set and moon set calculation which is a pure Bid'a. There is no need to see the Hilaal when we are sure of its presence in the western horizon of the world. How can Islamic Shariah allow different dates to Pakistan and Arabia? Please produce evidence for it from the Quran and Sunnah.   "On May 6, 2008 Tuesday" (Pakistan 29 Rabee-uth-thani, Saudi Arabia, according to visibility [???], according to Ummul-Qura 1st Jumadal-oola) Imams have not considered the difference of Matalia in case of the month. Islaimc Shariah does not permit multiple dates for a single day. When the moon has started to set after the sun on Monday, Tuesday must be the first of Jumadal oola. The conditions of the moon will be so excellent on this day in the whole world that according to the all old and new criteria of the visibility of the moon, the crescent will be clearly visible in all over the world except Southern Australia, New Zealand and in the extreme southern areas of Argentina and Chile, Where a clear possibility of sighting the moon will be on Wednesday May 7. Who has made old and new criteria like the Old Testament and new testaments? Quran gives the rules for the calendar and Quran has never changed and will never change. Please return to Quran. Data of moon in Karachi on May 6, 2008 Tuesday. According to the software "moon calculate 6" of Doctor Manzoor Ahmad UK, the Data of the moon in Karachi at Sun set i.e. 19:04 on May 6, 2008 Tuesday, are as under below: Altitude= 14.2 Rel.Azi. = 2.4 Elongation=15.1 Age of Moon= 25 hrs 46 minutes. Lag= one hr 16 minutes (If the lag is one hour and a quarter it is certainly the first day of the month. It is not the last day of the previous month.) Important In the light of the facts given above it is extremely clear that 1st Jumadal-oola 1429 should fall on May 7, 2008 Wednesday in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia but because the age of the moon and other factors effecting its visibility are extremely defective in both the countries in the evening of Monday May 5, for example the age of the moon on the evening of May 5 in Pakistan will hardly be two hours old and 3.5 hours old in Saudi Arabia, so if a person in any of the countries claims to have seen the moon on the evening of Monday May 5, and if the claim is accepted without the verification and investigation of Ulama and astronomers then that will be an extremely surprising and incomprehensible decision. Muhammad Sultan Alam Verification and investigation with the sun set and moon set difference is not Islamic way. The Prophet said: "Fa'in shahida shaahidaani fasoomoo wafthiroo". Astronomers must follow the astronomical rules in defining the synodic lunar months. Because the astronomers do not follow the astronomical rules, the Ulema are confused and they reject all calculations. sutanalam_74@yahoo.com Head of the research Committee Astronomy Department, Jamia-tur- Rasheed Original Ummul Qura calendar and the New Ummul Qura calendar TELEGRAM DATED 11-3-2008 HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH KHADIMUL HARAMAIN MAKKAH ALMUKARRAMAH PLEASE CONVENE CONFERENCE ON HIJRA CALENDAR URGENTLY TO SOLVE PROBLEM IN LUNAR DATES. PRESENT UMMUL QURA CALENDAR BEGINS MANY MONTHS INCLUDING RAMADAN, SHAWWAL AND ZULHIJJAH ON WRONG DAYS. THIS WILL CONFUSE MUSLIM UMMAH ALL OVER THE WORLD. KINDLY VISIT WWW.HIJRACALENDAR.COM FOR DETAILS ALI MANIKFAN manikfan@gmail>com Tel:09842947854, 04637294556 Dear Brothers in Islam, Assalmu alaikum WR WB, I am giving below the dates of the Original Ummul Qura calendar and the New Ummul Qura calendar for your kind perusal. You will notice that the beginning of some months differ in both the calendars and the number of days in the months are not alike. The months of 29 become months of 30. This is not allowed in the Shariah. So it is very important that the rule adopted for computing the calendar should be according to Quran and Sunnah. If not the Halaal and Haraam of Allah Subhanahu wa taala will be violated and all our hard earned Aamal will be nullified. Allah Subhanahu wa taala has fixed the months of 29 and 30 on the very Day He created the heavens and the earth. So we must draw the calendars following the directions of the Quran in this matter. Quran clearly says that the Ahillah or the Manaazil of the moon are the dates for the people and Hajj. 2:189 For getting the dates of the months tally with the phases and the Manaazil of the moon we must use the new moon day as the last date of the month. The Original Ummul Qura calendar is computed on this basis and it is correct. The New Ummul Qura calendar which is made basing on the sun set and moon set difference of Makkah is wrong. It considers the Matla’ and this is not warranted in the Shariah. All calendars made using other laws will give wrong dates which have no connection with the phases of the moon. Therefore such methods should be avoided. This matter has to be discussed involving the leading Ulema and the astronomers and a final decision should be taken immediately so as to avoid unnecessary confusion in the days of the Muslim festivals and the Arafa Day of 1429H  Original Ummul Qura Calendar.     Days         New Ummul Qura calendar.      Days 01.01.1429=09.01.2008=Wed        30            01.01.1429=10.01.2008=Thu      29    01.02.1429=08.02.2008=Fri          29            01.02.1429=08.02.2008=Fri       29 01.03.1429=08.03.2008=Sat          30            01.03.1429=09.03.2008=Sun      29 01.04.1429=07.04.2008=Mon        29             01.04.1429=07.04.2008=Mon     29 01.05.1429=06.05.2008=Tue         29             01.05.1429=06.05.2008=Tue      30 01.06.1429=04.06.2008=Wed        30             01.06.1429=05.06.2008=Thu      29 01.07.1429=04.07.2008=Fri          29             01.07.1429=04-07-2008=Fri       29 01.08.1429=02.08.2008=Sat          29             01.08.1429=02.08.2008=Sat       30 01.09.1429=31.08.2008=Sun         30             01.09.1429=01.09.2008=Mon      30 01.10.1429=30.09.2008=Tue         29             01.10.1429=01.10.2008=Wed      29 01.11.1429=29.10.2008=Wed        30             01.11.1429=30.11.2008=Thu       30        01.12.1429=28.11.2008=Fri          30             01.12.1429=29.11.2008=Sat        30  Total number of days               354             Total number of days              354  We can see that even though the number of days in the year 1429H is 354 in both the calendars the number of days in the months is not same. The original ummul Qura calendar which is computed scientifically based on the Manaazil of the moon is correct while the present ummul qura calendar which is based on the sighting of the Hilaal in Makkah is not correct. We can see that four months Muharram, Safar, Rabiul Awwal and Rabiul Akhir have 29 days which never happens in the true calendar based on the Manaazil of the moon. The months of 29 cannot repeat more than 2 consecutively. It is high time that we accepted Quraan and science in computing the calendar.  Wassalam, Ali manikfan, 3-3-1429/10-3-2008 Zul hijja begins on Monday Dear Brothers, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, Moon was observed Monday morning 24-11-1428=3-12-2007. It is 72 degrees away from the sun. Yesterday morning before the sun rose, the moon was almost half and today the appearance is like a big crescent. This is the first crescent on the waning phase. This foretells us that the next Monday will be the first of Zul Hijjah. Tuesday morning it would have reduced and you will know that it is not the first crescent on the waning phase but it is the second which means that next Tuesday will be the second of Zul Hiujjah. The moon is now approaching the sun at the rate of about 11 degrees per day. Let us calculate and see. Tomorrow Tuesday morning it will be 61 degrees away, Wednesday morning 50 degrees away, Thursday morning 39 degrees away, Friday morning 28 degrees away, Saturday morning 16 degrees away and Sunday morning 5 degrees away. Sunday morning the old crescent will not be visible anywhere in the world because it will be very close to the sun. Somewhere in the world both the sun and the moon must rise simultaneously. At that locality Sunday evening the moon will set about 24 minutes after the sun, which confirms that the Hilaal has appeared on the western horizon on Sunday evening and Monday must be the first of Zul Hijjah. According to the Shariah since Zul Quaida began on Saturday, Saturday completes 29 days for Zul Qauida. The Hilaal will not be seen any where in the world and 30 will be completed on Sunday as per the Sunnah and Zul Hijjah begins on Monday irrespective of the Hilaal. The conjunction takes place on Sunday 9-12-2007 at 17:40 hrs UT. So Zul Hijjah must begin on Monday 10-12-2007. All calculations based on unscientific methods are wrong and misleading. Wassalam, Ali manikfan 24-11-1428/3-12-2007 Arab News - Same Date for Two Days.  3rd Monday and 3rd Tuesday !!! Dear Brothers, Assalamu alaikum WR WB, All of you have seen what the Arab news, a leading news paper of Saudi Arabia has done. They have changed the dates of Zul Quida after the third of the month Monday. They have given the same third for Tuesday also. This means that even after 14 hundred years we have not learnt what a date means. The Quraan clearly says that the phases are the dates for the people and Hajj. We have counted 29 phases for Shaban, 29 phases for Ramadan, 28 phases for Shawwal. There will be 29 phases for Zul Quaida. We have seen the first phase on Saturday evening and according to the growth rate of the crescent we know that we can count 29 phases for Zulquaida. The Hilaal will not appear on Saturday the 29 ^th of Zul Quaida. So 30 days will be completed according to the Sunnah on Sunday and Zul hijja will begin on Monday irrespective of the Hilaal. We have sent the following telegram to His Majesty King Abdullah so that a mistake in fixing the Day of Arafa 1428H may be avoided. Please convey this message to all concerned. TELEGRAM DATED 17-11-2007 HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH KHADIMUL HARAMAIN MAKKAH ALMUKARRAMAH SAUDI PUBLISHING WRONG LUNAR DATES CREATES CONFUSION. AFTER SEEING HILAALS OF SHAWWAL AND ZUL QUAIDA HIJRA COMMITTEE BEAR WITNESS THAT ZUL QUAIDA BEGAN SATURDAY. PLEASE CORRECT WRONG DATES TO AVOID MISTAKE IN ARAFA DAY. WASSALAM