Attention Please!!! Last Saturday was the 1st of Muharram 1436 since the Sultaan announced it as such. Those Nigerians who hold a contrary view mostly either do so because they believe more in the forecasts by timing committees and other groups, presented in calendars they churn annually or they depend solely on their personal sighting or are blind followers of some scholars who transport their differences with the Sultaan onto purely scriptural tarmacs. It is pertinent to mention, first and foremost, that Sunday should be the ninth of Muharram, not Saturday. Any act of ibaadah meant for a particular date in the Islamic calendar will be invalid if done on a contrary date. Such dates are subject to the announcement by appropriate authorities only. Let brothers and sisters fear Allah and desist from urging Muslims to consider tomorrow Saturday as the ninth. Sunday is the ninth while Monday is the tenth. Astronomy or any other science, raw or refined, which is used to determine crescent-appearance is valid only if it doesnt contradict the shareeah. The Prophet (SAW), said we dont rely on calculations to determine a new month. In consideration of this, it is wrong to determine the appearance of the crescent before the twenty ninth of a month. Such pronouncements are preemptive and consequently null and void. May Allah guide us to the straight path. Aameen.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:31:18 +0000
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