1) Islamic Calendar for North America 2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   Click here for Calendar approved by Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) adoptedby Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), based on the criteria that the month begins, if (1) Moon is born before Makkah sunset, and (2) moon sets in Makkah after sunset. This book shatters the myth that naked-eye sighting of the new moon and completing 30 days in the case of weather-related or other obscurities are the only two valid methods of determining the month of Ramadan. The author explains that certainty, not actual sighting, is the real objective of the Shari'ah and that the Qur'an does not mandate physical sighting. A careful analysis shows that those hadiths that seemingly require sighting actually require certainty. The assertion that all Muslim scholars prohibit the use of astronomical calculations, both in affirming or negating the month of Ramadan, is not correct. As calculation is now more accurate than naked-eye sighting, due to certain astronomical and scientific advancements, the use of calculation is the closest to the real objective of the Shari'ah and to the spirit of the hadiths. [Paperback ISBN-10: 1-56564-334-8] A Fiqhi Discussion in a Book by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah. For more info, Click here 2) Mecca Hegirian CalendarClick here to see Mecca Hegirian Calendar Mecca Hegirian Calendar is based on the criteria that crescent is calculated to be visibile by naked eye in Mecca or anywhere in the world west of Mecca before the fajr time in Mecca (time interval to be converted into the degree interval defined as the Limiting Horizon - LH), then the new month is considered as begun, referred to Mecca. Obviously, if there is sighting before the fajr prayer in Mecca, at some Intermediary Horizon -IH , then the month will also be considered as begun. Honolulu Advertiser HI Lubbock, Online.com TX Dallas Morning News TX Deseretnews.com UT Bluefield Daily WV LJ Wolrd.com KS The Ledger.com FL Fredericksburg.com VA 3) Suggested Global Islamic Calendar Click here (If Ulamaa' want to consider) A Suggested Global Islamic Calendar based on Imkan-e-Ru'yah (sighting possibility) somewhere in the world is that if the moon is born before 12:00 UT [23:59 or less of the previous day at International Date Line (IDL)], then the month begins at sunset of that day everywhere in the world. If the moon is born after 12:00 UT, then the month begins on the next day's sunset everywhere. IDL has been universally accepted even by Muslims as the beginning of every day of the week. All Muslims pray Friday prayers on the same day starting at IDL. Global Islamic Calendar should also follow the same convention of the day, so that the whole world can start Ramadan or Eid on the same day. The moon born before 12:00 UT has Imkaan-e-Ru'yah somewhere on earth, and the moon is born before the day begins at IDL, so the whole world can start the month on the same day. This suggested Global Islamic Calendar is so easy to calculate for any ordinary Muslsim that no expertise of astronomy or science is required. All that is needed is Conjunction time which is easily available from many sources on the Internet. This suggested Global Islamic Calendar was also discussed at 1st Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, November 2006 attended by representatives from various Islamic countries. People started understanding the importance of Global Islamic Calendar. See one web site "Time & Strategy". 1st Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, November 2006 2nd Global Calendar Meeting in Morocco, October 2008 Updated February 4, 2010       Visitor # since Feb '96         Copyright © moonsighting.com