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**halfstreet** · 08-01-2011, 01:54 AM

asalamoaluykum,
ramadhan mubarak.

just received news on jamiatul ulama website (south africa) that moon has been sighted and hence will start ramadhan fast here in England ,UK on monday 1st august.(sunday eve is first taraweeh)
just awaiting for official confirmation from wifaqul ulama uk on their website.

question for everyone and not just for the brother i quoted above....

why do we follow south africa if we cannot see the moon in UK due to adverse weather, when we keep emphasising that we should sight the moon locally and if it is not sighted then complete a full month and then start the new month the next day? why do we follow south africa?

08-01-2011, 01:54 AM	#22
halfstreet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	asalamoaluykum, ramadhan mubarak. just received news on jamiatul ulama website (south africa) that moon has been sighted and hence will start ramadhan fast here in England ,UK on monday 1st august.(sunday eve is first taraweeh) just awaiting for official confirmation from wifaqul ulama uk on their website. question for everyone and not just for the brother i quoted above.... why do we follow south africa if we cannot see the moon in UK due to adverse weather, when we keep emphasising that we should sight the moon locally and if it is not sighted then complete a full month and then start the new month the next day? why do we follow south africa?
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