Advice: Start of Safar 1442 from Sat 19 Sept 2020, InshaAllah. [Read more]
WHY TWO EIDS on consecutive days?
"In Britain, the sky is almost always cloudy and here it is difficult to sight the first moon with the naked human eye. This weather condition affects some of the Muslim Religious affairs which depend upon the sighting of the first moon, for example, the beginning of Ramadan, and the celebration of Eid. The friction among and dissensions of various religious factions and the heretical attempts to dismember Religion bypassing proper guidance from the Mosque have made this situation more adverse and complicated.", a historical book by Allamah Khalid Mahmud (1974) [Read more]Comparison of the UK and Morocco Hilal Sighting Reports (1438 - 1442 AH)
Looking at the past few years of observation data, it appears that (1) it is possible to sight the first day’s Hilal on the UK horizon throughout the year (if a real effort is made), (2) attempting to sight the Hilal on 29th day (of Morocco) and the next day, shows that a UK-only criteria will double the number of 29th days sighting (see attached data table).If you have any comments or questions regarding this website contents, please do not hesitate to email us via our on-line Contact Us form.
