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Guidelines for Determining the Beginning of Ramadan 1447 A.H.
Guidelines for Determining the Beginning of Ramadan 1447 A.H.
Based on the latest fatwas of the Supreme Leader — validity of having the same horizon, sighting the crescent through observational instruments is sufficient, and that sighting the crescent during the day is valid to establish the beginning of the new month on the following day — the method for determining the first day of Ramadan 1447 A.H. is presented as follows:
How to determine the beginning of Shawwal 1446
How to determine the beginning of Shawwal 1446
Based on the latest fatwas of the Supreme Leader (Unity of the horizon, i.e. if you see the crescent in a city, it is established also for the cities and locations where they are of the same probability as far as it concerns sighting the crescent, sufficiency of sighting by observational tools, and validity of seeing the crescent during the day to prove the first of the month the next day), the method for determining the beginning of Shawwal 1446 is presented as follows:
How to Determine the Beginning of Shawwal 1445
How to Determine the Beginning of Shawwal 1445
According to the Supreme Leader's latest fatwa (the condition of being on the same horizon, the sufficiency of sighting by means of observational tools and the validity of seeing the crescent during the day to prove that the next day is the first of the month), the method of determining the first of Shawwal 1445 is presented as follows: