Bismillah hir Rehman ul Raheem.
Dr. Salman Zafar Shaikh (of New Jersey , USA ) reported from Riyadh , Saudi Arabia : About Official Saudi Report
I am currently in Riyadh . Yesterday - Wednesday, Dec 20 evening I wherehere and the 6 Official Hilal sighting committees of Saudi Arabia (near near Makkah, Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Tabuk and Asir), each of which includes an Islamic Scholar, an Astronomer, a City council representative and volunteers) all reported negative sighting, as expected. Even the Moonset was before Sunset in Saudi and that is why even the Ummul Qura Calendar also put DhulHijja start for Friday, Dec. 22 and Eid ul Adha for Dec. 31, 2006. But unfortunately, as is often the case, Saudi Justice Dept. has announced start of Dhul-Hijja incorrectly for Thursday, Dec 21; Hajj on Dec 29, and Eidal-Adha on Dec 30. Also I met the Br. Hamza Al-Muzani (Saudi writer) who had written in Saudi "Al-Watan" Newspaper of Thursday, 10 DhulHijja 1425 AH in the article "Testimonies of the Impossible" (Click here) that last year Eid ul Adha witnesses were found to be over 80 years old. I found that after writing that article they put a false charge on the author of making fun of the beard of the Chief Justice and sentenced him to 4 months in prison and 200 lashes! Then Alhamdulillaah Saudi King Abdullah quashed the sentence!
Also, this year the false start of Ramadan and Eidul Fitr was due the well known early witness: AlKhudayri from Huta Sudayr , Saudi Arabia ! He is also one of the claimants this time for DhulHijja start.
The Shahadah:
Dhulhijjah Helahl seen in Australia , Mauritius , Iran , Kuwait , Saudee Arabia (with great difficulty) Algeria and in the USA on the evening of Thursday 21st Dec. 2006.
Helahl not seen anywhere in the world on Wednesday 20th Dec. 2006. Detailed Shahadah is available now on the following websites of moon search report from across the world.
The websites are: www.icoproject.org/icop/hej27.html and www.moonsighting.com/1427zhj.
Can I remind all our concerned that the day of Eid or Hujj is not chosen by us. We are not the ones who can say that Hujj is on this day or that day. It is chosen by none but Allah(SWT). Allah has decreed, as is evident from moon search report from all over the world, that the day of Hujj is the 9th day i.e. Saturday 30th Dec. 2006. Any other day will never never be Hujj. If millions of Hajees are prevented (assembled in Arafah on the 8th) from performing Hujj (assemble on the 9th), then I fear that the Ummah all over the world, most likely, will become answerable to Allah, to allow such a sacrilege.
Most unfortunately there are too many people among us who worship not Allah, they worship human beings. Human worship is utterly rampant among the religious circles of the Ummah most unfortunately. Such are the people who, under their option, reject what Allah shows in the sky ( Helahl) but are keen to obey the "falsehood" that comes from the Malah of Riyadh.If we know very well that the edict from the Malah of Riyadh is utter and absolute "falsehood" then how on earth, can the day of Hujj be according to a decree based on "falsehood"? To obey the edict of the Malah of Riyadh willingly, is to reject Allah's verdict. The worldwide Shahadah which says most explicitly, that the day of Hujj is on Saturday is Allah's verdict.
Just to remind all concerned that, all those who willingly reject Allah's verdict, for the "falsehood" of the Malah of Riyadh will, most likely, find themselves among those for whom Allah said "Fakuzzuboo bay ahyahtaynah". Why? The Malah of Riyadh is among those, The Shahadah above, is the proof. Allah hul ahlimul ghaib wusshahadah.
Wussalaam.