Decision from the UAE Moon Sighting Committee is still awaited. PHOTO: FILE
Haj will be performed on October 14.
Decision from the UAE Moon Sighting Committee is still awaited.
The UAE’s moon sighting committee will meet today in Abu Dhabi to look for the Zil Haj moon.
In Pakistan, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is due to convene a moon sighting meeting in Karachi on Sunday.
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@genesis: Lol. It is sad that even in this day and age, modern tech is not used as a back up. The ruling is that we have to look for the moon with the naked eye. But I do agree with many progressive thinkers and that is, lets use calculated data to precisely pinpoint when the moon will be sighted and then look for it with the naked eye. People may argue that the data is not accurate, but for me it's good enough. There are so many websites now that accurately display this info. Also, I argue that we should be able to see video recordings and these should be able to be seen by the masses and so we can avoid these silly arguments. For a good source of info: www.moonsighting.com. Times are a changing.
@John B: You might be surprised to know that even in this day and age, the most science can predict is that there will be moon on the sky but whether it could be sighted or not in a particular geographical location on a given evening cannot be precisely predicted because of multiple factors. However, it can always be debated, and being debated, whether it should be on the basis of "sighting" or just the "scientific evidence of presence of moon on the sky no matter it is sighted or not" will be enough. I believe Saudis have been doing the later, i.e. they had both Eids one day ahead, but most of the rest of the Muslim World is still doing it the primitive way - which shall not be ruled out juts because it is primitive imo.
Elementary,My dear Watson,That's because the moon they refer to is a different moon from what Astronomers see.
Just a curious question. In this day and age, one can precisely predict the phases of the moon in any geographical location for centuries to come. So, why there is still committee of elders for moon sighting and squabbles on this matter?
Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on October 16, 2013.