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Year: 25 | Issu: 12

Haji Qamre Alam M: 07966348845 Mufti Mohammad Aslam O: 01709 563677 / M: 07877561009Molvi Yakub Ahmed Miftahi M: 07866 464040DarulUloom Bury

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FromAbdulAziz binAbdullahAale Sheikh tothe respected brother Fadhilahtus Shaikh

Yaqoob bin Ahmad Miftahi, General SecretaryHizbul Ulama UK and the Central MoonsightingComittee.

In reference to your correspondence / request forFatwa on the issue of how the Moonsighting isdetermined every lunar month and whether therehas been a change in the way it is determined.I notify you that the determination of the Lunarmonth is based on the Shariah based naked eyesighting, and is not based upon calculation in

Salamun-Alaykum-Wa-Rahmatullahi-Wa-Barakatuh

DHUL-HAJJ 1431 AH: Duration: November-December 2010

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New Fatwa From Darul Ifta Riyadh Saudi Arabiyah

determining the starting of the monthand there has been no change in thesituation.MayAllah grant you Tawfeeq, and helpus and you too towards all good.W a s s a l a m u A l a y k u m W aRahmatullahiWa Barakatuh. (Signed)Grand Mufti of SaudiArabia(Arabic Seal of Abdul Aziz binAbdullahAale Sheikh)

The Head of the Organisation of theSenior Ulama and the oraganisation ofIslamic Iftaa Research.

General Presidency of Departments of Islamic Ifta Researches

General Department of Organisation of the Senior Ulama

Ref: 143/2

Date: 20-1-1431

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The theory of Astronomical calculationwhich is based on Metonic cycle to

determine the moon sighting is unacceptableas far as the Islamic Sharia is concerned. Thistheory cannot be regarded as a criterionofmoon sighting. It is against the hadith aswell as the principle of scholars. It isunacceptable also to apply condition of“Jamme Ghafeer (many) witnesses” toaccept Shahadat on the evening of 29th daywhich is cloudy with “No Imkane Ruyat”(not possible to sight the crescent) by thecalculation of metonic newmoon theory,(this means that It is not legitimate toconsider the Metonic theory as a criterion ofmoon sighting decision for theNot possiblesighting evening of new moon theorytogether with cloudy weather on that eveningof 29th day if many people give evidence infavour of sighting too. The Batil criterionbase (unacceptable calculation of new moontheory) makes its contents Batil Fatwa DarulUloom Deoband criterion(unacceptable)too.Allah Knows best.(Head of Darul Ifta Maulana Mufti)HabiburRahmanAfallahuAanhu(Muaawin Mufti Maulana)Mahmud Hasan BulandShahri Ghufira Lahu and(Maulana Mufti )Wiqar Ali Ufeya Anhu(Stamp of Darul Ifta Darul Uloom Deoband,India) 24.6.1431AH

Fatwa Darul Uloom Deoband

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