Thank you for this excellent presentation. It reminds me of my beautiful childhood experiences of waiting for my father and our elder male family members to go out sighting the moon to determine the end of Ramadan and let us know later, Masha Allah.
That's the beauty of following the sunnah. It's more than just sighting the moon but connecting with the nature and creations that Allah has created. You won't get that same feeling if you do calculation.
I found this description of the lunar moon sighting fascinating....thank u for the patient and clear explanation. I find myself now connected to the sighting process as an ibadah....not just a static act that had little meaning for most. In Syaa Allah the sighting of the moon to mark end of Ramadan this year will hv so much more meaning for me.. .and the people that i shared this with....
@TruthSeeker Ultimate you can apply the leave as usual. In Islam it does not matter. You can apply for 2 days leave. It's not necessary to go on leave as prayers on Eid is not compulsory.
This is absolutely brilliant. What a shame that many will likely continue to hold to a point of view that contradicts explicit Prophetic guidance, even after this extremely clear exposition has been given.
@truthseekerultimate8331You make a good point, and people forget that the Prophet gave his ruling at a time when modern scientific calculation technologies had not yet been invented. Now that we do have those technologies available to us today, it's absurd to shun them in favor of an unscientific method under the misguided belief that the Prophet wanted us to remain stuck to old obsolete ways because that is somehow the true reflection of true faith.
I had seen multiple videos on this topic before i could find this masterpiece Excellent work sir thank you very much (you must be an excellent professor) may Allah be pleased with you and give you more knowledge and wisdom
MashAllah Muslim Bill Nye the science guy breaks down moon sighting. A great reference for years to come. JazakAllah to production team and our teacher.
Thank you, Zaytuna, for such an enlightening presentation! May Allah always make you a beacon of light and knowledge. 🙏 I am now hoping to take an astronomy course with professor Youssef! :)
Barak allaku feek and thank you for such a wonderful and insightful presentation. Notes for southern hemisphere: * Minimum trajectory still in Autumn, set in west. * Maximum trajectory still in Spring, set in west. * Summer will set SOUTH of due west (as opposed to the NORTH in northern hemisphere) * Winter will set NORTH of due west (as opposed to the SOUTH in northern hemisphere) * Tips of crescent will be facing to the RIGHT (as opposed to the LEFT in the northern hemisphere) * Lit side will be mainly to the LEFT/bottom (as opposed to the RIGHT/bottom in the northern hemisphere) Hope this helps.
@@inashamsia Near the equator (using Nairobi as an example) the moon should be lit from the bottom with the tips facing directly upwards. In January it'll set SOUTH of due West whereas in June it'll set NORTH of due West. Thanks for the question :)
Jazaka Allah Khair. I learned more from your video about moon sighting than I ever did before. Reviving the sunnah of our beloved prophet peace and blessings on him.
Alhamdullillah for this beautiful knowledge. JazakAllah Dr. Youssef Ismail and the entire team of Zaytuna for making this possible. May Allah SubhanaWaTa'aala bless your efforts.
May the Almighty Allah jalla-jalla-lahoo bless you for your wonderful explanation and confirmation of the Sunnah of our master and beloved of Allah subhana wa ta'aala Maulana Muhammad-e-Mustafa sallalaho aleihi wa sallam. May He guide all those that deny the Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad aleihi sallam, so that we can all celebrate and commemorate on the same day, United as One Ummah.
Masha'Allah! I'm in awe of the production quality of this video apart from the knowledge! Super work by the team behind this..and explanation is top notch as usual
MashaAllah finally Dr. Yussef Ismail has clearly explained scientifically and theologically the rationale of moon sighting. Thanks and JKkK.for your efforts in presenting the facts. The most important problem that the wrong dates cause, is they jeopardize our calculations for laylatul Qadr because not everyone can stay up all 10 nights for ebadah and if we want to chose odd nights to stay up they cause massive discombobulation, and difficulty. If naked eye moon sighting is simpler and revives the sunnah then why make things difficult for everyone. Thanks for brilliantly explaining. Asma.
Amazing. May Allah reward handsomely those that were involved on its production. By addressing the moon in the dua also dispels the false notion by those who erroneously assume that muslims worship the moon.
Thank you. This is the first time I learn why we have 10 days difference between Lunar and Gregorian calendars. Lunar calendar allows Ramadan around the world to move across the world by 10 days each year. This means no Southern nation fasts during the long summer days forever and no Northern nations fast the short cold days forever. Same for the Eastern and Western Muslim nations. Allah the Merciful and Just.
An amazing research, explanation and scientific teaching. Jazakumullah brother for this. Allah(swt) will reward you immensely for your efforts to keep Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (saw) alive. Bravo 👏
Mashallah ! A great effort and lovely to hear of your experiences moonsighting and reviving this amazing tradition. Just to point out , the word “hilal” translates to “new crescent” and NOT “new moon”, as you have translated in the hadith at 1:24 The word hilal refers to the first visible phase of the moon. However “new moon” by definition is invisible. The month in this Islamic calendar begins with the new crescent 🌙 (hilal), and it does NOT begin with the new moon 🌑
Assalamualaikum Teacher Alhamdulillah It is purely Allah SWT blessing that we have this video Thanks to my brother Abdul Jabbar for sharing It is simply marvelous that you linked your experience with the Quran and our Prophet May Allah SWT guide you to teach humanity at a trying time like this Mashallah
Very well done. Moon sighting as a part of our relationship with Allah and the cosmos. " The Sunnah the Better" . The reality of from the Man who split the moon(Peace and Blessing be upon Him)
“To Fast or not to Fast”. Sheikh Peer An incredibly informative video about the Moon-Wars that we see around us at the time of beginning or the end of Ramadan. This has definitely clarified a lot of misconceptions that I had all these years. Thank you so much for such an informative video. May Allah reward you.
Incredible video. It's simply amazing. The only issue I felt was incorrect is to disregard any moon sightings when the moon is less than 24 hours old. There were lots of eye witnesses in North America for this year's Eid-ul-Fitr, when the moon was just 19 hours old.
Subhanallah what an amazing experience watching this video. Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest. May Allah bless you Professor and grant you ghair health and strength to be with us for many many more years in guidance Subhanallah. Ameen
The sun during the day moon at night - what you do during the day should align with what you think and do. At night when you give yourself over to your higher self.
Much appreciated... A very clear presentation alhamdulillah. Is it possible to add the guidelines for sighting to those who are in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be much appreciated. God Almighty continue to bless you with benefitial knowledge aameen
Excellent explanation. جزاكم الله خيرا. I have a question. The simulation from around 20min is taken from a northern hemisphere view. Will it be different for the Southern Hemisphere?
This video is fascinating, masha'Allah. I believe Dr. Youssef Ismail gave a workshop in the past to the general community on the lunar months and sighting the moon. Any plans for this to happen again in the future?
Allaahu Akbar 🤲🌏🕋 Allaah All-Mighty’s Final Messenger, our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)! May Allaah All-Mighty be pleased with the respected Family, respected Companions of our Beloved Prophet (S) & the righteous ones, Allaahumma Aameen! Eid Mubarak 🌙 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the excellent presentation. I still have some questions. Rabiulawwal means the beginning of spring. How is it so if the Hijri calendar shifts and Rabiulawwal can end up in winter. Did pre-Islamic calendar use 13 months every 4 years? Which calendar did the Prophet saw used since the Hijri calendar was only established during Umar’s reign. With moon sighting will Muslims ever achieve global uniformity in its calendar? If not, does that mean Muslims should just stick to Gregorian for official dating and use territorial (should this be city, country, continent or longitude based?) moonsighting for religious purpose. Does this also mean that the Hijri calendar does not recognise the International Date Line but instead adopting the variable international Moon Sighting Line? Does this mean Muslims should also prioritise the use of the sun & shadows to determine Prayer times and the sun for Qiblah directions? I tend to just follow authorities be it calculation or moonsighting as the above questions have been stumbling blocks and unresolved at least for me personally.
Just go by the majority in your city. Some in mine are going with moonsighting but the majority is going with global calculations. Either way the month is going to be 29 or 30 days.
Great questions (1) Yes one major theory is that Arabs used to add a 13th month in pre Islamic times. The Quran banned this. Mentioned in the presentation (2) the Numbering of years system starting from Hijri began with Umar RA. Before that the years were named after an incident ie “Year of the Camel”. The Prophet SAW used a lunar visibility calendar in his lifetime, and banned the intercalated 13th month in his lifetime too. (3) uniformity in following the sunnah. But no you cannot have a global unfiorm hijri date just like you cannot have a global uniform maghrib time. Each area experiences its sun and moon differently. (4) yes Muslims always used multiple calendars eg solar and lunar calendars together. The Gregorian date is more convenient for your meetings for sure. Muslims have always used solar calendars too ie for harvest and crops. (5) city/country - this is a discussion and decision for the local community leaders and those learned in the topic. There is no clear definition of local but scholars always took a commonsense approach to their region. (6) yes the hijri calendar does not recognise the dateline. The date changes over at maghrib at every location, not at midnight or at a dateline. (7) a variable moonline is not needed. (8) all muslims should learn about how to use the sun and shadows for prayer times sure - but these are 100% calculable. As Dr Yousseff said in his presentation (a) you cannot 100% predict moon visibility and (b) the month starts by SIGHTING, not the position of the moon in the sky, whereas the prayer times are related to the position of the sun in the sky. If it is cloudy and you can’t make out the shadow - then you don’t cancel Asr. But if it is cloudy and you can’t see the moon, then you don’t start the month [according to the quoted hadith]. Hope that helps!
@@imadahmed6228 Thank you for your answers. I am glad that the Hijri calendar shifts and everyone the world over gets a taste of Ramadan in different seasons. I like to listen to points from both sides and I can appreciate that one side attempts to consolidate the advances in knowledge and science whereas the other is sticking to a beautiful tradition. At one time I was hoping that Muslims would show unity by celebrating their important days on the same dates. This idea is now moot because even if we are all united on practicing moonsighting, we are bound to celebrate on different days. I have stopped overthinking and just follow the local mosque/authorities. Just that living with cognitive dissonance is disconcerting.
My friends tells me that our local imam following calendar so we following imam . It's remind me how the army and people of firoun followed blindly behind firoun when he decided to kill musa and bani isreali.indeed all died with firoun.
Let the scientist decide which area moon is present and start lunar month , method can be changed , like prayers method changes and using wrist watches etc as these are now credible enough to start prayer time Hope this helps
Asalamualaikum doctor Ismail. This is a wonderful, clear and beautifully presented video with such calmness as well. I remember the days of my childhood when our local masjid elders would climb on top of the masjid to seek the moon which now I understand was in the north and north west part of the southern hemisphere and us children would get very excited to see it too, barely over the trees and houses. It was such a beautiful moment in these old days of simplicity. I now fully agree that sighting is the sunnah to follow. But I have one question I would like to ask, is that based on our Prophet Muhammad PBUH hadith quoted in this video, is it sufficient for one country in the world to sight and confirm sighting, for the whole world to then follow (meaning that the hadith should be understood as universal and for local geo or demographics)?
Thank you for this excellent presentation. It reminds me of my beautiful childhood experiences of waiting for my father and our elder male family members to go out sighting the moon to determine the end of Ramadan and let us know later, Masha Allah.
That's the beauty of following the sunnah. It's more than just sighting the moon but connecting with the nature and creations that Allah has created. You won't get that same feeling if you do calculation.
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This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in regards to this subject
I too absolutely concur with you. Allah Blesses him
100%
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Masha Allah may Allah Almighty reward you for your efforts to make this (layman) understandable and open for all to benifit.
I found this description of the lunar moon sighting fascinating....thank u for the patient and clear explanation.
I find myself now connected to the sighting process as an ibadah....not just a static act that had little meaning for most. In Syaa Allah the sighting of the moon to mark end of Ramadan this year will hv so much more meaning for me.. .and the people that i shared this with....
Just fixed the day of the Eid at the beginning of the year. Saves a lot of economic problems.
@TruthSeeker Ultimate its ok to have a day difference. I dont see any major issues.
@TruthSeeker Ultimate you can apply the leave as usual. In Islam it does not matter. You can apply for 2 days leave. It's not necessary to go on leave as prayers on Eid is not compulsory.
This is absolutely brilliant. What a shame that many will likely continue to hold to a point of view that contradicts explicit Prophetic guidance, even after this extremely clear exposition has been given.
@truthseekerultimate8331You make a good point, and people forget that the Prophet gave his ruling at a time when modern scientific calculation technologies had not yet been invented.
Now that we do have those technologies available to us today, it's absurd to shun them in favor of an unscientific method under the misguided belief that the Prophet wanted us to remain stuck to old obsolete ways because that is somehow the true reflection of true faith.
JazakAllah khayr Respected Dr. Ismail. This was beautiful and highly beneficial.
I had seen multiple videos on this topic before i could find this masterpiece
Excellent work sir thank you very much
(you must be an excellent professor)
may Allah be pleased with you and give you more knowledge and wisdom
JazakumulLahu khairan for this timely effort.
With love,
Al-Amin Muhammad - Nigeria
MashAllah Muslim Bill Nye the science guy breaks down moon sighting. A great reference for years to come. JazakAllah to production team and our teacher.
Bilal Naeem the Muslim Science Brother 😅
JazakAllah khair for this masterpiece
In Cape Town we have an organization called the Moonsighters that is their designated job
This is a very admirable system
Thank you, Zaytuna, for such an enlightening presentation! May Allah always make you a beacon of light and knowledge. 🙏
I am now hoping to take an astronomy course with professor Youssef! :)
MashaAllah. Baarakallah Fykum. Allah Blesses you. You have indeed presented it very professionally and passionately.
بارك الله فيكم I appreciate the calming tone in this video
Barak allaku feek and thank you for such a wonderful and insightful presentation.
Notes for southern hemisphere:
* Minimum trajectory still in Autumn, set in west.
* Maximum trajectory still in Spring, set in west.
* Summer will set SOUTH of due west (as opposed to the NORTH in northern hemisphere)
* Winter will set NORTH of due west (as opposed to the SOUTH in northern hemisphere)
* Tips of crescent will be facing to the RIGHT (as opposed to the LEFT in the northern hemisphere)
* Lit side will be mainly to the LEFT/bottom (as opposed to the RIGHT/bottom in the northern hemisphere)
Hope this helps.
How interesting! Would you know how it works for an equatorial country? Thank you!
@@inashamsia Near the equator (using Nairobi as an example) the moon should be lit from the bottom with the tips facing directly upwards. In January it'll set SOUTH of due West whereas in June it'll set NORTH of due West. Thanks for the question :)
Jazaakallah khair. It does help
Mashallah, outstanding explanation 👏🏾 Thank you. 🙏🏽
Powerful. It's emotional too. You can hear it in the voice of the presenter and see it in his eyes
Asalaamu Alaykum! This is without a doubt the most thorough explanation I’ve ever heard on this subject.
MASHALLAH. Explained so deeply and beautifully.
Jazaka Allah Khair. I learned more from your video about moon sighting than I ever did before. Reviving the sunnah of our beloved prophet peace and blessings on him.
Alhamdullillah for this beautiful knowledge. JazakAllah Dr. Youssef Ismail and the entire team of Zaytuna for making this possible. May Allah SubhanaWaTa'aala bless your efforts.
Ameen
This video is incredibly informative and insightful 👌🏽 Jazakhallah Khairan. May Allah reward you
May the Almighty Allah jalla-jalla-lahoo bless you for your wonderful explanation and confirmation of the Sunnah of our master and beloved of Allah subhana wa ta'aala Maulana Muhammad-e-Mustafa sallalaho aleihi wa sallam. May He guide all those that deny the Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad aleihi sallam, so that we can all celebrate and commemorate on the same day, United as One Ummah.
Great video.
In short - connect to creation and the sunnah, look at the moon. Alhumdulilah.
Masha'Allah! I'm in awe of the production quality of this video apart from the knowledge! Super work by the team behind this..and explanation is top notch as usual
MashaAllah finally Dr. Yussef Ismail has clearly explained scientifically and theologically the rationale of moon sighting.
Thanks and JKkK.for your efforts in presenting the facts.
The most important problem that the wrong dates cause, is they jeopardize our calculations for laylatul Qadr because not everyone can stay up all 10 nights for ebadah and if we want to chose odd nights to stay up they cause massive discombobulation, and difficulty.
If naked eye moon sighting is simpler and revives the sunnah then why make things difficult for everyone.
Thanks for brilliantly explaining.
Asma.
Amazing. May Allah reward handsomely those that were involved on its production.
By addressing the moon in the dua also dispels the false notion by those who erroneously assume that muslims worship the moon.
This was brilliant presentation, very detailed and informative
Thank you for the clear explanation.
Masha’Allah excellent and comprehensive presentation. May Allah swt keep us all on the sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
Alhamdulillah.
Finally , an explanation , for me , in a detailed and simplistic fashion.
Shukran, Shukran, Shukran !!!
Subhanallah. Alhamdulillah.
Finally , an explanation in detail but in a very simple way.
Shukran, Jazakallah khairan. Wassalaam
Amazing Presentation, I have got so many answer for Lunar calender and Lunar sighting.
Very nice video. Didn't realize how intricate the process is
Wonderful,beautifully explained
May Allah Almighty bless you and keep us in peace and safely
Ameen
Thank you. This is the first time I learn why we have 10 days difference between Lunar and Gregorian calendars.
Lunar calendar allows Ramadan around the world to move across the world by 10 days each year. This means no Southern nation fasts during the long summer days forever and no Northern nations fast the short cold days forever. Same for the Eastern and Western Muslim nations. Allah the Merciful and Just.
Very beautiful presentation. May Allah (swt) bless everyone in the making of this video. Ameen 🤲🏽
Alhamdulillah. If he is my professor I am pretty sure I will attain all his classes. ❤
Beautifully explained concept with supporting animation. Hope to see more such videos
Thank You. superbly wonderful, enlightening, inspiring, and increasing faith.
An amazing research, explanation and scientific teaching. Jazakumullah brother for this. Allah(swt) will reward you immensely for your efforts to keep Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (saw) alive. Bravo 👏
Subanallah This has really cleared up my confusion on this Topic, Jazakhm Khair ❤🤲🏼
Mashallah ! A great effort and lovely to hear of your experiences moonsighting and reviving this amazing tradition.
Just to point out , the word “hilal” translates to “new crescent” and NOT “new moon”, as you have translated in the hadith at 1:24
The word hilal refers to the first visible phase of the moon. However “new moon” by definition is invisible.
The month in this Islamic calendar begins with the new crescent 🌙 (hilal), and it does NOT begin with the new moon 🌑
Jazakallah khair
May this presentation help Muslims determine the beginning of the month of Ramadan and Shawal forever and ever.
Ameen.
Excellent and a comprehensive presentation and explanation, Masha’Allah.
Jazak Allaho Khyer
Assalamualaikum Teacher
Alhamdulillah
It is purely Allah SWT blessing that we have this video
Thanks to my brother Abdul Jabbar for sharing
It is simply marvelous that you linked your experience with the Quran and our Prophet
May Allah SWT guide you to teach humanity at a trying time like this
Mashallah
Very well done. Moon sighting as a part of our relationship with Allah and the cosmos. " The Sunnah the Better" . The reality of from the Man who split the moon(Peace and Blessing be upon Him)
This is by far the best presentation I have seen on this topic.
“To Fast or not to Fast”. Sheikh Peer
An incredibly informative video about the Moon-Wars that we see around us at the time of beginning or the end of Ramadan. This has definitely clarified a lot of misconceptions that I had all these years.
Thank you so much for such an informative video. May Allah reward you.
Thank you for this excellent video. Very comprehensively explained with top notch graphics and visuals. May Allah reward the team behind this video.
I would like to thank you and the channel broadcasting team and everyone who participated in this very informative and enjoyable talk indeed.
Incredible video. It's simply amazing. The only issue I felt was incorrect is to disregard any moon sightings when the moon is less than 24 hours old. There were lots of eye witnesses in North America for this year's Eid-ul-Fitr, when the moon was just 19 hours old.
May Allah protect you and increase you ameen
Great video...mashallah. Very informative. Jzkallah khair...may Allah swa reward all who made efforts on this presentation.
Thank you for this video, I will inshallah follow the moonsighting anymore.
SubhanAllah it made my believe in moon sighting more firmer than ever.
Thank you for this enlightening lecture.
Subhan Allah - simply brilliant 🌙
Amazing, thanks for bringing such knowledgeable facts.
Barakah Allah Fiy kum this is beautiful may Allah bless you.
May Allah bless you for this important presentation.
MashaAllah what a wonderful presentation
So beautiful! Thank you so much!
MashAllah what a amazing presentation. May Allah reward you for your hard work.
This is the type of standards all Muslims should aspire to.
As salam u alekum brother ALLAH swt. give you paradise for your work explanation and the beautiful voice you have. Thank you
Subhanallah what an amazing experience watching this video. Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest. May Allah bless you Professor and grant you ghair health and strength to be with us for many many more years in guidance Subhanallah. Ameen
Hopefully this beautiful explanation for practicing the Sunnah in its virtue of finding the moon Visibly will put an end to all the lunatic debates
May Allah increase your knowledge 🤲
Alhamdulilah. Allah Almighty bless you dear brother for sharing your knowledge.
The sun during the day moon at night - what you do during the day should align with what you think and do. At night when you give yourself over to your higher self.
The Case is Rested.Allhamdoullillah.
The crescent moon has always sent me into a delightful awe.
"My Lord and your Lord is Allah".
This really does settle it, if anyone doesn’t get convinced by this then I think it’s their ego talking
Much appreciated... A very clear presentation alhamdulillah. Is it possible to add the guidelines for sighting to those who are in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be much appreciated. God Almighty continue to bless you with benefitial knowledge aameen
More videos like this please. Shaikh Hamza, we need to learn the algorithm
Excellent explanation. جزاكم الله خيرا.
I have a question. The simulation from around 20min is taken from a northern hemisphere view. Will it be different for the Southern Hemisphere?
This video is fascinating, masha'Allah.
I believe Dr. Youssef Ismail gave a workshop in the past to the general community on the lunar months and sighting the moon. Any plans for this to happen again in the future?
MashaAllah so beautiful presentation
Subhanallah, such a beautiful and insightful presentation. *Holding tears 😢 🥲 *
MaashaaAllah
May Allah bless you with best.
Amazing ♥️♥️
Allah Allah!
What a beautiful video.
MashaAllah JazakAllahu khayraa 💯
Thank you for sharing your ideas.As we are confused about it.
Marvelous! Alhamdulilah 🌙
Brilliant! Thank you 🌻
Salam alaykum & thank you very much for your beneficial teachings.
Truth has come, and falsehood is bound to perish. Let us join hands together to revive the sunnah of Moon sighting!!!
My brain blew a fuse halfway through this.
Excellent presentation!! Thank you.
Jajakallah, Barak Allah -fi Hayati ❤️🌹
Allaahu Akbar 🤲🌏🕋
Allaah All-Mighty’s Final Messenger, our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)!
May Allaah All-Mighty be pleased with the respected Family, respected Companions of our Beloved Prophet (S) & the righteous ones, Allaahumma Aameen!
Eid Mubarak 🌙
Thank you for sharing!
Jazaka Allah kheir.
Brilliant explanation
Thank you for the excellent presentation. I still have some questions.
Rabiulawwal means the beginning of spring. How is it so if the Hijri calendar shifts and Rabiulawwal can end up in winter. Did pre-Islamic calendar use 13 months every 4 years? Which calendar did the Prophet saw used since the Hijri calendar was only established during Umar’s reign.
With moon sighting will Muslims ever achieve global uniformity in its calendar? If not, does that mean Muslims should just stick to Gregorian for official dating and use territorial (should this be city, country, continent or longitude based?) moonsighting for religious purpose.
Does this also mean that the Hijri calendar does not recognise the International Date Line but instead adopting the variable international Moon Sighting Line?
Does this mean Muslims should also prioritise the use of the sun & shadows to determine Prayer times and the sun for Qiblah directions?
I tend to just follow authorities be it calculation or moonsighting as the above questions have been stumbling blocks and unresolved at least for me personally.
Just go by the majority in your city. Some in mine are going with moonsighting but the majority is going with global calculations. Either way the month is going to be 29 or 30 days.
Great questions
(1) Yes one major theory is that Arabs used to add a 13th month in pre Islamic times. The Quran banned this. Mentioned in the presentation
(2) the Numbering of years system starting from Hijri began with Umar RA. Before that the years were named after an incident ie “Year of the Camel”. The Prophet SAW used a lunar visibility calendar in his lifetime, and banned the intercalated 13th month in his lifetime too.
(3) uniformity in following the sunnah. But no you cannot have a global unfiorm hijri date just like you cannot have a global uniform maghrib time. Each area experiences its sun and moon differently.
(4) yes Muslims always used multiple calendars eg solar and lunar calendars together. The Gregorian date is more convenient for your meetings for sure. Muslims have always used solar calendars too ie for harvest and crops.
(5) city/country - this is a discussion and decision for the local community leaders and those learned in the topic. There is no clear definition of local but scholars always took a commonsense approach to their region.
(6) yes the hijri calendar does not recognise the dateline. The date changes over at maghrib at every location, not at midnight or at a dateline.
(7) a variable moonline is not needed.
(8) all muslims should learn about how to use the sun and shadows for prayer times sure - but these are 100% calculable. As Dr Yousseff said in his presentation (a) you cannot 100% predict moon visibility and (b) the month starts by SIGHTING, not the position of the moon in the sky, whereas the prayer times are related to the position of the sun in the sky. If it is cloudy and you can’t make out the shadow - then you don’t cancel Asr. But if it is cloudy and you can’t see the moon, then you don’t start the month [according to the quoted hadith]. Hope that helps!
@@imadahmed6228 Thank you for your answers. I am glad that the Hijri calendar shifts and everyone the world over gets a taste of Ramadan in different seasons. I like to listen to points from both sides and I can appreciate that one side attempts to consolidate the advances in knowledge and science whereas the other is sticking to a beautiful tradition. At one time I was hoping that Muslims would show unity by celebrating their important days on the same dates. This idea is now moot because even if we are all united on practicing moonsighting, we are bound to celebrate on different days.
I have stopped overthinking and just follow the local mosque/authorities. Just that living with cognitive dissonance is disconcerting.
@@imadahmed6228 thank you for your answers!
@@sabaffira I've been wondering about the same things, and your questions were on point! Thanks!
My friends tells me that our local imam following calendar so we following imam . It's remind me how the army and people of firoun followed blindly behind firoun when he decided to kill musa and bani isreali.indeed all died with firoun.
Fascinating observations and articulation. Masya Allah.
Let the scientist decide which area moon is present and start lunar month , method can be changed , like prayers method changes and using wrist watches etc as these are now credible enough to start prayer time
Hope this helps
Excellent presentation 👏
SubhaanAllah JazakAllah Khair and now we pray the Ullama do there job too Ameen
Alhamdullilah. The best ever. Tqvm
Asalamualaikum doctor Ismail. This is a wonderful, clear and beautifully presented video with such calmness as well. I remember the days of my childhood when our local masjid elders would climb on top of the masjid to seek the moon which now I understand was in the north and north west part of the southern hemisphere and us children would get very excited to see it too, barely over the trees and houses. It was such a beautiful moment in these old days of simplicity. I now fully agree that sighting is the sunnah to follow. But I have one question I would like to ask, is that based on our Prophet Muhammad PBUH hadith quoted in this video, is it sufficient for one country in the world to sight and confirm sighting, for the whole world to then follow (meaning that the hadith should be understood as universal and for local geo or demographics)?