Q: I know that a masjid didn’t look for the moon and I’m following Mecca or a calendar and not the Sunnah, can we still
August 13, 2012
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Category Archives: Hilal
July 21, 2012
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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i appreciate your concern for what people think, but what about what Allah thinks?
Q: I knew that fasting of Friday was incorrect. I base my opinion on websites of Jordanian astronomers and scholars that are educated on this subject. Due to pressure from family and culture I fasted with a different intention. So … Continue reading
July 20, 2012
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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moon sighting and mosque decision
Q: assalam alaikum after the mosque committee decision on moon sighting i went throu the nasa sapace station moon data ,U.S. Nava Observatory Astronomical Applications Department. and salt lake city weather updates all of them had moon sighted on 19 … Continue reading
July 19, 2012
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Ramadhan announcement
Ramadhan will begin on Friday night, July 20, 2012 with the first fast being on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
July 19, 2012
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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When science and convenience clash
Moon-sighting on Thursday unlikely, says ICOP report
November 15, 2010
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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i really do not think that a ‘true’ scholar said the following. i think it is a set up!
Q: If a scholar said that I live in Miami but started my islamic month with Makkah and cannot change now and must follow Makkah for my eid. And is forcing our whole family to do with Makkah because he … Continue reading
August 2, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Al Jazeera, NASA, Sheikh(s) ibn Othaymeen, Abdallah al Mani
The following was a question and answer session executed by Br Yasir Butt. Copy of it has been hereby enclosed as forwarded to us. (Portion of it may be slightly modified for flow by islaminaction.wordpress.com) Q:Did you start Shabaan right? … Continue reading
February 17, 2009
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Oh, Back to the Moon
Q. What is the position of the Muslims in Utah regarding the moon sighting? Do your feel that we must become scientific and follow calculations? Or do your feel the sunnah method is the best? A. Since the issue pertains … Continue reading
November 29, 2008
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Another phase of the moon
Q. What is your opinion of the sightings of some places? Places like Chicago and Canada have accepted for Dhul-Qiddah to have 29 days; yet, we’ve heard of other imaams like yourself who are saying that we must complete 30 … Continue reading
November 26, 2008
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Moon-sighting
Q. Due to advances in techno, why do we have to see the moon with the naked eye? Why not follow calculation and do something better with our time than go and look for the moon? A. First off, to … Continue reading