Moonsighting Committee Worldwide (MCW) is growing. It has members from all over the world who report their observations regarding moonsighting on a regular basis. These are individuals who are experienced observers and they understand the importance of moonsighting for establishing the Islamic Lunar Months. If you are willing to send your crescent observation report, whenever possible, we will honor you as a member of MCW (Membership is free). To become a member, just E-mail your postal address, phone number, and the year you were born. To send E-mail, you can click on "E-mail" in the menu above.
- Algeria:
- Mr. Bankih Kacem, AMNIR: Amateur Club of Astronomy, Ghardaïa
American Samoa:
Mr. Anwar Karim
Australia:
Mr. Manzoor Ahmad Mian, Melbourne
Mr. Rashid Ismail Motala, Adelaide
Mr. Salah Sukkarieh, Sydney
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney
Syed Muhammad Jafar Kharazmi, Imam Hasan Centre, Sydney
Bahrain:
Mr. Abdul Hameed Haji, Bahrain
Bangladesh:
Mr. K.A.M. Azizul Huq, Dhaka
ABM Ruhul Hassan, Dhaka
Barbados:
Mr. Farid Ahmed Degia
Brunei:
Mr. Mahadi Mohamad Tahir, Bandar Seri Bagawan
Mr. Tebuan Cheah
Canada:
Mr. Aleem Uddin, Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Eric Engler, Calgary Alberta
Mr. HiMY SYeD, Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Kousay A. Mohamad, Brampton, Ontario
Dr. Laura Zajchowski, Calgary Alberta
Mr. Syed Shahid Rashid, Mississauga, Ontario
Dominica:
Mr. Augustus Paul, Roseau
Egypt:
Eng. Rami Labib, Cairo
Fiji Islands:
Mr. M Shamim Ali, Fiji Islands
Germany:
Mr. Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh, Berlin
Guyana:
Mr. Muhammad Hafiz
Mr. Riyaad Siddique
Mr. Sultan Hafiz
Hungary:
Mr. Abdullah Mustafa, Southern Hungary
India:
Mr. Mohamed Meeran
Mr. O.M.Aejaz Ahmed, Chennai
Indonesia:
Mr. Ahmad I. Adjie, Bandung
Mr. AR Sugeng Riyadi, Surakarta, Java
Mr. Mutoha Arkanuddin, Yogyakarta
Iran:
Mr. Alireza Mehrani, Adib Astronomical Society
Mr. Mohamad Soltanolkotabi, Esfahan
Dr. Reza Pazhouhesh, Birjand
Israel:
Mr. Neria Haroeh, Ramlah Israel
Kenya:
Mr. Abdallah. M. Khambiye, Mombasa
Mr. Ali Darran, Islamic Da'wa and Irshad Trust, Mombasa
Mr. Mahmood Essa, Mombasa
Captain Twalib Khamis, Mombasa
Kuwait:
Mr. Hussain Khushaish, Kuwait
Lebanon:
Dr. Hadi Jaafar
Malawi:
Mr. Yusuf M. Lambat
Malaysia:
Mr. Khairul bin Othman, Johor Bahru
Mr. Mohamad ibnu Maleki, Johore Bahru
Mr. Saiful Aman Hj Sulaiman, Arau Perlis
Mr. Zainal Abiden Bin Hani, Johor Bahru
Mauritius:
Mr. Goolam Tegally, Port Louis
Mr. Shabbir Ahmed Karim, Quatre Bornes
Namibia:
Mr. Ahmed Mohamed, Windhoek
Netherlands:
Mr. Mohamed Sharief, Amsterdam
Nigeria:
Mr. Abdu al Azizu, Tedi
Mr. Abdul Bariu Kareem, Ikeja
Mr. Badagri, Lagos
Imam Majolagbe Monsuru, Lagos?
Mr. Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen, Ilorin
Norway:
Mr. Imran Mushtaq, Oslo
Oman:
Mr. Ali Said Al Sumry, Musqat
Pakistan:
Dr. Abdul Lateef, Karachi
Dr. Bashir Bagvi, Islamabad
Mr. Fahim Hashmi, Islamabad
Engr Nadeem Ahmed, Guddu
Mr. Saeed Khan, Nowshera
Mr. Shahid Iqbal, Swabi
Mr. Shahid Qureshi, Karachi
Mr. Sultan Alam, Karachi
Mr. Tahir Gul Hasan, Lahore
Mr. Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui, Karachi
Philippines:
Mr. Abdul Jalil Rayhan, Cotabato
Dr. Ali B. Panda, Marawi City
Senegal:
Mr. Ibrahima Thierno LO, Dakar
Saudi Arabia:
Mr. Hassan Ahmad Husain, Dhagran
Mrs. Lubna Shawly, Jiddah
Dr. Saleh Al-Saab, King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology
Mr. Thamer Masood, Dhahran
South Africa:
Mr. Abdurrazak Ebrahim, Cape Town
Dr. John Caldwell, South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
Mr. Rashid Motala, Durban
Syria:
Mr. Taalib Abdul-Malik, Damascus
Tanzania:
Mr. Hamza Rijaal, Island of Zanzibar
Mr. Mehboob J. Somji, Daressalaam
Mr. Zaffar Sheriff, Daressalaam
Thailand:
Mr. Alee, Phuket
Trinidad and Tobago:
Mr. Lars Johnson, Port of Spain
Dr. Shirin Haque, Univ. of West Indies, Port of Spain
United Arab Emirates:
Dr. David McNaughton
Mr. GulamAbbas Vakil, Dubai
Mr. Mohammad Odeh, ICOP
UK:
Mr. M. A. Baig, Slough Berkshire
Mr. Modoris Ali, Birmingham
Dr. Monzur Ahmed, London
Mr. S. H. Wasty, London
Mr. Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti, Oxford
USA:
Mr. Abdul Sattar Ridhan, San Jose, California
Mr. AbdurRahmaan Abu Abdullaah South Carolina
Mr. Abu Hamzah, New Haven, Connecticut
Mrs. Alphecca Muttardy, Falls Church, Virginia
Mr. Azam Baporia, San Francisco, California
Mr. Burheem Bakr, Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Clay Chip Smith, Austin, Texas
Mrs. Fatima Sharaaz Qadri, Sacramento, California
Mr. Ghulam Dandia, Miami, Florida
Mr. Gulamabbas Khakoo, Buena Park, California
Mr. Ibrahim Ali, Mount Wilson, California
Mr. Isa AbdulBari Alsup Burbank L.A., California
Mr. Javad Torabinejad, Blacksburg, Virginia
Mr. Jim Stamm, Tucson, Arizona
Mr. Khalid Shaukat, Metro Area of Washington DC
Mr. Khalid Yaseen, Detroit, Michigan
Ms. Lyna Snow, San Antonio, Texas
Ms. Mary Singer, Spokane, Washington
Mr. Milad Ali Ershaghi, Claremont, California
Mr. Mirza Shahid Basravi, Irvine California
Mr. Mohamed Lotfy, Aurora, Colorado
Mr. Mohamedraza H.Janmohamed, Sanford Florida
Mr. Mohammad Al-Bedaiwi, Austin, Texas
Mr. Mohammad Rezakhani, Los Angeles, California
Dr. Mohibullah Durrani, Maryland
Dr. Muhammad Hafiz, Opa Locka, Florida
Dr. Mustafa Helvaci, Kentucky
Dr. Omar Afzal, Ithaca, New York
Mr. Omer Bin Abullah, Herndon, Virginia
Mr. Omar E. Domkus, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. Paul Burnham, Chino Valley, Arizona
Mr. Qaiser Imam, Asutin, Texas
Ms. Ruth Jeffery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mr. Saiyed Abbas Hasnain, California
Dr. Salman Zafar Shaikh, New Jersey
Miss Shagufta Ahmad Qadri, San Jose, California
Mr. Shahnoor Syed, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Sharaaz Khan Qadri, Sacramento, California
Mr. Tim Gleason, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Mr. Tom Teters, Fort Collins, Colorado
Mr. Tsofa Malik, Connecticut
Mr. Waseem Sufi, Livermore, California
Dr. Youssef Ismail, San Francisco, California
Yemen:
Mr. Mushtaq Anwer Ali Rashid
Zambia:
Mr. Ismail Ebrahim Omer, Lusaka
Total Members = 138
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Khalid Shaukat, the founder of Moonsighting Committee Worldwide (MCW), is regarded as the Moonsighting Man by his friends. He is a scientist/engineer involved in research work in science and engineering since 1967. He has also studied at an Islamic school in India learning Arabic, Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh, and Tajweed.
Specialized in physics, mathematics, computer programming, and computational astronomy, he is actively doing research work for over 3 decades on Prayer Schedule, Qibla Direction, Islamic Calendar, and Science of Moonsighting, serving Muslim Ummah all across the world. Through this web site he has provided Prayer Schedule, Qibla Direction, and Moonsighting information to more than 200,000 people in more than 4,300 cities, almost every Country in the World (215 countries) including small islands and even polar regions (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Alaska), where the sun does not rise or set for several months. Several mosques in USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Caribbean Islands have been built with his help in the orientation of Qibla direction.
For Islamic calendar, his calculated dates are used by many calendar publishers, including:
He has published articles on moonsighting and Islamic calendar in various journals and publications. He made presentations at various seminars, such as Moon-sighting seminars, American Muslims Social Scientists (AMSS) Convention, Islam in America Conventions, and Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Annual Conventions. He has given lectures on Moonsighting, Prayer Times, and Qibla Direction in many countries of the world (e.g., USA, Canada, UK, Guyana, Trinidad, Bermuda, Morocco, and Kenya). He collects moonsighting reports from all over the world and correlates them with calculations, improving the algorithm, to calculate crescent moon's visibility, that has consistently proven to match with actual sighting every month since 1993.
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