Association of the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought: Friday, June 15, the first day of Eid al-Fitr unanimously

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Most of the Islamic countries will observe the crescent of Shawwal 1439 AH on Thursday, June 14, 2018, and the central conjunction (Al-Muhaq) will occur on Wednesday, June 13 at 19:45 UTC, so that the investigation of the crescent begins as follows:

The Sultanate of Oman: It is the first country in which the sun rises and sets in the Arab world, and the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs will monitor the crescent through 25 field committees distributed throughout the authority, and equipped with specialized binoculars. In the membership of each committee there is a preacher, an imam, and an astronomical observer, and according to astronomical calculations, the crescent will stay in the capital, Muscat. 40 minutes, i.e. the vision is clear, and according to the Omani calendar, the Ministry will announce the confirmation of sighting the crescent and the beginning of the month of Shawwal on June 15th.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States: The Supreme Court will call on all Muslims to investigate the crescent, and there are official committees for investigating the crescent in 10 locations, and according to astronomical calculations, the crescent will stay in Makkah Al-Mukarramah for 44 minutes, which means that seeing the crescent is possible, and therefore the first days of Shawwal according to the sighting and the Umm Al-Qura calendar on the 15th June in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is the same as mentioned in the unified Hijri calendar for the United Arab Emirates.

Syria: The Syrian Astronomical Society will participate Thursday evening in the activity of seeking the crescent through the Nour al-Sham satellite channel from the Umayyad Square, to receive its report to the first Sharia judge in Damascus, Mr. Muhammad al-Maarawi, who is expected to announce the beginning of Shawwal on June 15, especially that the crescent will stay in the sky of Damascus for 41 minutes.

-Egypt: According to the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, the new crescent will remain in the sky of Cairo for 44 minutes after sunset on the day of sighting (Thursday), and in the governorates of Egypt, the new crescent will remain for periods ranging between (43-45 minutes), and thus will be the beginning of Shawwal 1439 AH astronomically. On Friday 15/06/2018 (Eid Al-Fitr), which is the expected start that will be announced by the Egyptian House of Ifta, which will explore the crescent through the legal and scientific committees spread throughout the Republic.

Algeria: The crescent is monitored through the National Committee for the Observation of the Crescent, which is chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, and there are 48 monitoring committees at the state level that take into account astronomical scientific standards in the ratification or denial of visions, as well as the principle of the unity of sights, and it is expected to be announced on the 15th. June is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, given that the crescent moon will stay 41 minutes in Algiers.

Many committees and countries will announce the sighting of the crescent and announce Friday as the first day of Eid al-Fitr, namely: the Crescent Sighting Committee in Japan, the Islamic Committee for the Crescent Investigation in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Sultanate of Brunei, Sudan, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Libya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Pakistan, Iran, the Council of the Union of Scholars in South Africa and the Islamic Observatory for Monitoring Crescents in France, as well as the Association of Scholars Accord in the United Kingdom, the Islamic Observatory for the Italian Crescent, the Crescent Observation Committee in Toronto and its environs in Canada, the Chicago Crescent Observation Committee and the North American Crescent Observation Committee, which is also the official beginning approved in Turkey and the European Council for Fatwa and Research and the countries affiliated with their calendar.

As for the sighting of the crescent in the Kingdom of Morocco, as soon as the sun sets in the city of Figuig, as it is the first city in which the sun sets, correspondence will start from more than 260 specialized committees in various Moroccan cities confirming the sighting of the crescent, reaching the headquarters of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Rabat, where it will be clearly seen with the naked eye in all Moroccan cities as an example only the crescent It will set in Dakhla 47 minutes after sunset, and it will be 24 hours old, and at 20:32, which is the hour of sunset in Dakhla, as it is the last city in which the sun sets, the announcement will be made through official channels and with the sound of the cannon, as usual. The first day of Eid al-Fitr, according to the scientific version produced by the Moroccan Initiative for Science and Thought: “Crescent moons in Morocco during the third millennium,” which will participate in observing the crescent on Thursday.

It is expected that all Islamic countries will unanimously celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Friday, June 15, 2018.