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has added a new journalThe news is out about this year's Rihla. Please visit the Deen Intensive Foundation website for all the details. Spread the word!
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has added a new journalSalams people.. i just wanted to start this thread for all who plan or want to go for the Rihla 2007. ... though its a little bit early but just wanna start planning and inshAllah try to go this year... hopefuly it will be Medina again :) inshAllah.. so please let me know if you have any information on that...
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when is it, and where is to?FK786
I would love to go for another rihla to Medina:)I was there at rihla 2005 in Medina and Mecca and it was just absolutely amazing!
Plz keep us posted if there is any information
alanya
hmmm...good idea to plan early..when is it again?
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has added a new journalFrom Zaytuna Institute:
MOONSIGHTING AND EID ANNOUNCEMENT, Monday
The new crescent moon (hilal) of Shawwal was sighted on Monday night by several groups in the San Francisco and San Diego areas, including Youssef Ismail in Windy Hill Open Preserve and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on Mt. Diablo.
Skies were relatively clear but the crescent was extremely faint and difficult to see (image is what Shaykh Hamza saw).
Please make use of crescentwatch.org
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has added a new journalZaytuna Institute has confirmed the reliability of new crescent moon sightings in the San Diego area by several trustworthy witnesses. We have also received other unconfirmed reports from San Diego, Dallas, and other parts of Texas.
We will begin the Tarawih prayer tonight (Sat) and the first day of the fast tomorrow (Sun) insha'Allah.
May Allah accept it from all of us and make our Ramadan a source of benefit, enrichment, and closenes to Allah, Most High.
Zaytuna Institute adheres to the traditional principle that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.
Clarification: 30th night of Sha'ban
Some people have expressed confusion about the meaning of the hadith "If the crescent is hidden, then complete thirty days of Sha'ban." The hadith means that we begin looking for the crescent on the 29th completed day of Sha'ban (which corresponds to the 24th day of September in 2006) and at sunset it is considered the 30th night of Sha'ban, as the day in Islam begins at sunset. If the crescent is not seen anywhere in North America by several people - when there are multiple sightings, uprightness is not considered a condition - then we will complete one more day of Sha'ban, and begin our fast on Monday, which is the 31st day after the beginning of the previous month of Sha'ban and the first day of Ramadan for us. Sunday, would be considered "the day of doubt," and in the sound hadith, "Whoever fasts on the day of doubt, has disobeyed Abal-Qasim, Muhammad." Peace be upon him.
The above image shows what the moon will look like tonight in the United States on Sept. 24th, which corresponds to our 30th night of Sha'baan based upon our sighting of the crescent last month. In the U.S., the most likely area it will be seen is South Texas and Southern Florida. Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern California will also have possible sightings, but still unlikely given the extremely low position of the crescent on the horizon. Twilight may obscure the crescent too much, which is why the Sept/Oct 2006 edition of Night Sky magazine, which provided this picture to facilitate sighting, recommends binoculars. We, however, do not recommend using binoculars as the person doing so will have technically seen the crescent and thus be in a predicament. The scholars of Islam have said that it should be a naked-eye sighting (wear your glasses if you need them, just don't magnify them).
For more information on moon sighting and Islamic astronomy please visit: zaytuna.org