Fiqh Council of North America Announces Dates for Ramadan and Eid al Fitr 2014 RAMADAN & SHAWWAL 1435 (2014) O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint. Qur’an 2: 183 The Fiqh Council of North America recognizes astronomical calculation as an acceptable Shar’i method for determining the beginning of Lunar months including the months of Ramadan and Shawwal. FCNA uses Makkah al-Mukarrama as a conventional point and takes the position that the conjunction must take place before sunset in Makkah and moon must set after sunset in Makkah. On the basis of this method, the dates of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for the year 1435 AH are established as follows: 1st of Ramadan will be on Saturday, June 28, 2014 1st of Shawwal will be on Monday, July 28, 2014 isna.net/fiqh-council-of-north-america-announces-dates-for-ramadan-and-eid-al-fitr-2014.html
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 20:47:53 +0000
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