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Our Members and other Muslims made an effort to sight the Hilal of Safar here in the UK. But we have not received any positive sighting reports. We HAVE received news of actual sighting (muhaqaq ru'yat e basri) from Morocco. Hence the Wifaqul Ulama hereby declare that the Month of Muharram 1433 will have 29 days and the 1st of Safar 1433 will be on Monday 26th December 2011 Insha Allah.
The Arab Scholars of Saudi Arabia are all unanimous that on Friday 25th of November, there was no sighting in the Kingdom due to clouds.
1.Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, mentions that the Ruyah (on Friday) was not established.
2.Sheikh Dr S'ad Al Turki states that Saturday 26th November was not 1st of Muharram as no sighting was established, further quoting the Hadith and indicating that it was due to clouds.
3. Sheikh Dr Ihsaan M'utaz also states that there was no sighting on Friday 25th, despite making effort to observe and also mentions that many parts of the country had clouds.
4. Sheikh Munajjid also states that no sighting took place on Friday 25th of November due to clouds:
Saudi Arabia announces a U-Turn on the day of Aashuraa (Alhamdulillah). The Wifaq ul Ulama announced date is CORRECT. Aashura is on TUESDAY.
Will the Hizb ul Ulama, Jamiat ul Ulama and its other partners follow suit?
Alhamdulillah the correct date has been announced, what now happens to the statement of Jamiat Ulama / CMC? They had announced that the moon had been sighted, and their representative in Saudi Arabia had himself phoned the the head of Saudi Supreme court to confirm the sighting, Was all of this a farce????????
The Wifaq ul Ulama see it as a responsibility that we guide our fellow Muslim Brothers on the right and correct path and we endeavour that ALL of us perform our ‘ibaadaat’ on the correct dates.
Guiding the Ummah on the correct path is an ‘Allah given responsibility’ to all Muslims especially the Ulama as mentioned in the Holy Qur’aan:
"The believers, men and women, are awliyyaa' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another: they enjoin good and forbid evil". [at-Taubah (9) : 67]
Our Members and other Muslims made an effort to sight the Hilal of Muharram here in the UK. But we have not received any positive sighting reports. We have received NOT news of actual sighting (muhaqaq ru'yat e basri) from anywhere else. Hence the Wifaqul Ulama hereby declare that the Month of Dhull Hijjah 1432 will have 30 days and the 1st of Muharram 1433 will be on Sunday 27th November 2011 Insha Allah.
This means the day of Ashorah (10th Of Muharram) will be on Tuesday 6th December 2011. Those who wish to fast on the day of Ashurah should do so on either Monday 5th December 2011 & Tuesday 6th December 2011 or Tuesday 6th December 2011 & Wednesday 7th December 2011
Muharram is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar (Hijra) Calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Holy Quran Says....‘Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred…’Al Qur’aan 9: 36
The Noble Prophet (s.a.w) said: "The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadhan is the fasting of Allah's month of Muharram." (Muslim)
Click here to read the article on the sacred month or Muharram
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