Eid on Saturday
Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated in most of the Islamic countries on Saturday, October 13, the Emirates Astronomical Society (EAS) announced today.
Mohammed Shuwkat, EAS member and Chairman of the Islamic Crescents' Observation Project (ICOP), said ''It is impossible to sight the crescent in all parts of the Islamic World on Thursday, October 11, as the moon will set before the sun in most countries or the moon will set at the same time with the sun in other parts.
On Friday, he added, the crescent could be seen from the observatory in northern and central parts of the Islamic World and the crescent could be watched by eye in the southern parts of the Islamic World including Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Africa.
According to these facts, Libya will be among the group of Muslim countries which will mark the Eid on Friday.
''Some countries which can see the crescent on Friday will observe Saturday as the first day of Eid, he added. Source
Mohammed Shuwkat, EAS member and Chairman of the Islamic Crescents' Observation Project (ICOP), said ''It is impossible to sight the crescent in all parts of the Islamic World on Thursday, October 11, as the moon will set before the sun in most countries or the moon will set at the same time with the sun in other parts.
On Friday, he added, the crescent could be seen from the observatory in northern and central parts of the Islamic World and the crescent could be watched by eye in the southern parts of the Islamic World including Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Africa.
According to these facts, Libya will be among the group of Muslim countries which will mark the Eid on Friday.
''Some countries which can see the crescent on Friday will observe Saturday as the first day of Eid, he added. Source
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