Ahle Bidah Saudi salafis/ Ahle Hadeethes Martyrs the Sunnah of Moon-Sighting For Ramadhan & Eid & Follows ‛Umm al-Qura calendar’ For several decades Saudi Arabia has employed a calculated lunar calendar that is commonly referred to as the ‛Umm al-Qura calendar’.Nevertheless, the Umm al-Qura calendar is often criticized by other Muslim communities who base their calendar on the actual sighting of the lunar crescent (hilāl). Especially around the month of fasting (Ramaḍān) and the month of pilgrimage (Dhū ’l-Ḥijja) the Umm al-Qura calendar often causes confusion when the dates observed by different Muslim communities for these major Islamic festivals are found to differ by one, two or even three days. The following table lists the Gregorian calendar dates of the principal Islamic days of observance according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. Listed are the date of New Year (Ras al-Sana), the traditional (Sunni) date of the Prophet’s Birthday (Mawlid al-Nabī), the begin and the end of the month of fasting (Ramaḍān) and the date of the Feast of Sacrifice (‛Īd al-Adhā), which ends the period of the annual pilgrimage (Hajj). staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/ummalqura_principal.htm
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