We usually have a moon timing in calendars
By heero_yuy2 •
Back home whenever we buy an annual calendar, indications and dates of when the new moon, first quarter, last quarter, and full moon timings will rise and set are included...for the whole year. These are not predictions but rather based on estimations from observatory sightings.
It's just odd that in this part of this world they never add such extra features in their calendars and make it turn like a guessing game on when the moon will be sighted to know if the holy month ends. If you simply just include the said features in your calendars we would've fixed the days on whether we still have work tomorrow or not.
Yes.
yours is the first logical explanation I have heard. For example, there is absolutely no moon visible tonight in Qatar, but because it has been declared in Saudi and UAE, Qatar is following their lead and declaring tomorrow the start of Eid as well--correct?
It's usually based on sightings in that region... Some countries go by the calculation.
Does it mean that some of the clerics in other countries may have had an impaired eyesight to declare late by one day or so?
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Because an actual visual naked-eye sighting is required.