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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 05:12 PM
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that the crescent of the month of Ramadan could not be seen today, according to the “Sky News” website.
Saudi Arabia and most Arab countries are investigating Crescent of Ramadan On the 29th of Sha’ban, corresponding to Tuesday, the 21st of March, following the Sunnah of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, in determining the beginning of the month of fasting by investigation and legal vision.
The astronomer researcher, Mulham bin Muhammad Hindi, a member of the Saudi Telescope Association, explained, according to the Saudi newspaper, “Sabq”, that astronomical calculations indicate that it is impossible to see the crescent on Tuesday evening, due to the lack of vision conditions, which is the association of the moon with the sun, or what is called the “birth of the crescent” before sunset. .
And he said: The crescent is born at 8:25 pm Saudi time, and the moon sets about 11 minutes before the sun, which means that the body of the moon will not be present above the horizon after sunset at the time of the legitimate sighting of the crescent..
And the astronomer, “Hindi”, added: Thus, there is a presumption of denial, and it will be impossible to see the crescent by all means because it is not born and not present in the sky, and in application of the Prophet’s Sunnah when it is not possible to see, it will be Wednesday that completes the month of Sha’ban, and the start of Ramadan will be on Thursday, God willing..
He pointed out that Ramadan will start this year with the beginning of the spring season, so the length of the day will be approximately equal to the night, and the average temperature will be in the 30s, and its duration will be 29 days..
And the Saudi astronomer added, Muslims will almost unite at the beginning of Ramadan, as the countries that were late in entering Shaaban will have vision on Wednesday, and in it sighting is possible in most Islamic countries, Europe and the Americas, and some countries may be delayed until Friday, such as East Asian countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan..
