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Dr. Zakir Naik - Can astronomical evidence be used to sight the new moon? (Eid & Ramadhaan)

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Uploaded by on Sep 29, 2009

Dr. Zakir Naik explains in the light of Qur'an, Hadith and Scientific knowledge if astronomical evidence be used to sight the new moon. As shown on Peace TV, part of the series of Ramadhaan - A Date with Dr. Zakir Episode 28 - Sighting of the Moon.

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  • @suhel1986

    You did not read my earlier comment

    They do not do Eid according to prefixed Islamic Calendar

    Many years the date of moon sighting is different than the one going on in calendar

    So Calendar may be showing 30th of Ramadhan but we can be celebrating Eid.

    While on the duty paper it will be dated 30th Ramadhan just to know the official dates even in later years when one may forget the moon sighting

  • @farzanatasneem talking about moon sightning you cannot follow Macca's moon sightningin the whole world, same as we can't break the fast when the Sun sets in macca, because it could be 12 pm or 1 afternoon in outher countries. Quran and Hadith says see the moon and celebrate the eid. that's the fact and cannot be changed, it doesn't says anywhere in Quran that follow the Islamic calender for Eid celebration. Mohammad P.B.U.H had always celebrated eid on moon sightning.

  • @suhel1986

    Your statement is mispresented.

    Saudi Arabian government follows Qur'an and Sunnah to declare the dates of festivals.

  • @farzanatasneem do you want to follow Quran and Hadith or Saudi Arabia government? which are best?

  • @zibalah73

    You do not need to watch his video if you do not believe in Islam as this video relates to deeper rulings of Islam.

    Muhammad peace be upon him was the last Prophet of God and his rulings are the ones on which Judgement will be made on the day of Judgement.

    Qur'an is the course book which contains baselines issues to be implemented in practical life if one wants to pass the examination of hereafter.

    Those who will not believe and obey Muhammad pbuh will be the losers in hereafter

  • @qamar0786

    So even if according to sighting it is 11th of Ramadan, the writing on official papers will be 10th /12 Ramadhan as published on official calender while 11th fast will be ongoing.

    It is a sin to doubt the intentions of Muslim Ummah

  • @qamar0786 It is wrong to doubt Saudi Arabian policies on Islam as there is probably only one country in the world that uses Islamic calender.

    The Saudi Arabian government releases and official calender based on their approximate calculation of the months and all official works are based upon that calender while for religious incidents the moon is sighted and sighting is announced .

    CONTD

  • Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib Uthmani رحمه الله writes: ‘Upon the issue of the moon, if there is an advancement of technology to assist in the field of Astronomy to the point where there is no deviation from the Islamic principles, then there is no reason to reject it. (Ru’yat Hilal, p10)

  • Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib Uthmani رحمه الله writes: ‘Upon the issue of the moon, if there is an advancement of technology to assist in the field of Astronomy to the point where there is no deviation from the Islamic principles, then there is no reason to reject it. (Ru’yat Hilal, p10)

  • Mufti Taqi Usmani حفظه الله stated: ‘In Saudi Arabia the sighting of the moon has been accepted before even the birth of the moon on many occasions which is impossible in my view. I have discussed the situation with many Saudi Scholars and they are also disturbed with these occurrences. However, since this is in the hands of the Majlisul Qadha Al-A’la (Saudi Supreme Court Riyadh) they are helpless.’ (19th Rabi us Thani 1412AH)

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