Ramadan to begin Sept. 1

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By t_coffee_or_me

Ramadan to begin Sept. 1
by Dylan Bowman on Saturday, 16 August 2008
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will begin on Sept. 1, while the religious festival of Eid Al-Fitr will begin on Oct. 1, according to astronomists.

Researcher and supervisor of Sharjah Planetarium Ibrahim Al-Jarwan said calculations show the Hilal (crescent moon) will be born on Aug. 30 at 11.58pm, but it will not be visible to the naked eye until the next day, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday.

In Islam, Moon sighting determines the beginning and ending of Ramadan.

Al-Jarwan said the last day of dawn-to-dusk fasting will be on Sept. 30 and therefore Eid Al-Fitr will fall the following day.

Both the private and public sector are granted a holiday to mark Eid.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/527820-ramadan-to-begin-sept-1

By thexonic• 22 Aug 2008 01:27
thexonic

Doctora, thanks :)

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By Doctora• 20 Aug 2008 23:20
Doctora

thexonic just to correct a mistake you stated : islamic month is either a 29 or 30 days , never 31 days.

By thexonic• 19 Aug 2008 11:34
thexonic

Tallg, see the thing is on the last night or second last night of the arabic month the moon is almost invisible. Predicting if the moon will appear or not on the 30th is hard to say, if the moon doesnt appear on the 30th, then there are 31 days that islamic month. But if it appears then the next day is considered as the 1st of new month.

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If leaving your past and moving on was easy, no one would have a heart.

By Platao36• 18 Aug 2008 16:07
Platao36

adding a question to taalgs reply. Why is used the moon and a star as a symbol of Islam?

Only God Can Judge Me

الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي

I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer

أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ

By tallg• 18 Aug 2008 10:23
tallg

thexonic - I've always been a bit confused by the whole moon sighting thing. Perhaps you can enlighten me. In this day and age it must be possible to predict exactly when the new moon will occur, so why is there always a bit of ambiguity about when it's going to be. Does tradition dictate that the new moon must actually be seen by someone, so cloud cover can delay when it occurs?

By thexonic• 18 Aug 2008 09:54
thexonic

Yea well moon sighting cannot be predicted, the first of Ramadan could be on 2nd aswell. It's not even the right time to decide when the moon will appear, anything can change at the last minute.

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Who the hell needs pot when u got Cookie dough :D

By janeyjaney• 17 Aug 2008 10:51
janeyjaney

Looking forward to get some much awaited sleep.... ;)

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╬ Jai Guru Deva ╬

By abdulrahmanwael• 17 Aug 2008 10:24
abdulrahmanwael

Looking forward for fasting in the holy month

By tallg• 17 Aug 2008 08:34
tallg

Yep, can't argue with that.

By DaRuDe• 17 Aug 2008 08:29
DaRuDe

Useless Hubby :D

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By tallg• 17 Aug 2008 08:26
tallg

:D

Sometimes I wish I was jobless! And I don't think having a dog counts as being a Dad!

By DaRuDe• 17 Aug 2008 08:23
DaRuDe

let her work you Jobless Dad :D

 

 

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By tallg• 17 Aug 2008 07:39
tallg

my wife too :(

At least you get paid more, but time off would be better.

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 07:33
brandylady

me being one of them :(

By tallg• 17 Aug 2008 07:32
tallg

not everyone gets shorter working hours :(

By Rizks• 17 Aug 2008 07:15
Rizks

no comments ......

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 07:14
brandylady

By Rizks• 17 Aug 2008 07:12
Rizks

Wat happenz After 9 ?? LOL

Now now dont tell me u still did not get ur PC in ur office...:(

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 07:10
brandylady

not starting work until 9 today so enjoying a little time here :)

By Rizks• 17 Aug 2008 07:07
Rizks

yea yea brandy .... GM to u lady, how R U 2day ?

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 07:05
brandylady

shorter working hours, thats a bonus :)

By Rizks• 17 Aug 2008 07:04
Rizks

Ramadan starts from 01st..tatz great!!

I will have to work less(06:30am -11:30am), sleep more ....Zzzzzz

Goody Morning Friendz !!!

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 07:00
brandylady

please accept my apology for hijack,

now back to the subject...

do you find it difficult fasting during the daylight hours??? Cant imagine me being able to, am always hungry :(

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:57
brandylady

hope you manage to go somewhere really nice :)

By smoke• 17 Aug 2008 06:55
smoke

ahhh the Holy month of Ramadan :) the best time of the year with regard to work hours of course...evenings its better we all stay at home coz people drive like maniacs!! Now i wonder where i should go for my 10 days Eid holiday...hmmmm

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

_[]~SMoKE~[]_

 

By spicemom• 17 Aug 2008 06:52
spicemom

yes yes agree with ya hon -yellow roses for moi pls- thank you in advance......>bats eyelashes

Life is what you make of it.......so quit B******G about it.

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:49
brandylady

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:48
Dracula

green tea: for brandylady

chewing gum: for spicemom

By spicemom• 17 Aug 2008 06:45
spicemom

brandy- i drink plain green tea . i get wind fr chewing gum so i stay well away fr that!lol

drac- calm ya say??seems like ya gonna hit the ceiling soon, now forget the coffee and go back to yr coffin .you only come out at night and tis sunlight now.....now shooooshhh off ya go

Life is what you make of it.......so quit B******G about it.

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:42
brandylady

I drink green tea with mint, but, it has the unfortunate effect of giving me wind :(

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:41
Dracula

Good morning spicemom.

I am calm: WHEEEEEERRRREEEEE'SSSS MMMYYYYY CCCOOOFFEEEEEEEEE?

As i told ya before...calm..i am verrrrry caaalm. :)

By spicemom• 17 Aug 2008 06:38
spicemom

drac- me just got the good ol hic-cups , just need lotsa liquids to cure it- it aint the marhabtain's hics-----hehheheehhehhe

brandy- good idea that>winks

green tea anyone??

Life is what you make of it.......so quit B******G about it.

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:38
brandylady

me not getting the meaning??? lol

By Meaningful• 17 Aug 2008 06:35
Meaningful

harram means forbiden!

I dont live with example..Reather I prefer to be an example!

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:31
Dracula

day time you're an heero,huh?

let see ya after 18.34 pm :P

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:29
brandylady

does this mean haram means no???

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:27
Dracula

during day time=haram.

after sunshine=ok :)

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:26
brandylady

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:25
brandylady

yup, to be on the safe side he going back tonight for a top up :)

No way we can run out!!! lol

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:25
Dracula

"hic hic hic" at 06.24 am?

Girl...:)

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:24
brandylady

best get him his coffe quickly or he may start drinking something else!!!! ;)

By spicemom• 17 Aug 2008 06:23
spicemom

gm brandy, will that be enough stock for a lil over a mth??hmmm better be prepared than not, in this case more is always good.......hic hic hic

Life is what you make of it.......so quit B******G about it.

By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:21
Dracula

WHERE'S MY COFEEEEEEEEEEE?

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:20
brandylady

62 lager /beer

2 bottles brandy

vodka

red wine

white wine

They are only staying 1 week!!!! lol

By t_coffee_or_me• 17 Aug 2008 06:17
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t_coffee_or_me

Morning Brandylady, Dracula

BL we can go out for dinner but have to abstain on Liquor, during Ramadan, good point is you can stock on Drinks with a quota of 3 Months

HIC HIC HIC

 

 

 

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By Dracula• 17 Aug 2008 06:11
Dracula

Boss, give me a coffe.

Black.

Medium sugar.

After, i'll tell ya "Good morning!" :)

By brandylady• 17 Aug 2008 06:09
brandylady

and thanks for the info, wondered the exact date it would start.

Got my son and his wife coming on 14th Sept, does this mean we can't take them out for dinner or is it ok on an evening??

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