the missing fifth pillar of islam
the hadj has not been observed on the divinely
ordained sacred days for well over 100 years
THE SACRED DAYS OF THE HADJ
AL-QUR'AN
[1] SURA BAQARA (CHAPTER 2 - VERSE 189)
YAS'ALOONA		They/ the Muslims/ the people
		Ask/ Question/ Seek guidance/ Request information/ inquire
KA		Thee/ you - Muhammad [PBUH]/ Apostle of Allah
ANIL		About/ concerning/ regarding/ in respect of/ relating to/ in connection with
A'HILLAH		The first sightable lunar crescents of the 29th day of each and every
		month,observed on the western horizon after sunset
QUL		Say/ declare/ proclaim/ assert/ state/ avow/ pronounce/ announce/ affirm
HIYA		That they ( the first sightable lunar crescents of the 29th day of the months,
		seen on the western horizon after sunset)
MAWA'QEETU		Are visible signals/ proof/ evidence/ wonder/ indication/ symbol ---
		To pinpoint/ distinguish/ identify/ recognise/ prove ----------------------
		An unwavering/ determined/ steady/ settled/ decided/ permanent/ inflexible/
		unalterable/ definite/ resolved/ positive event ------------------------------
		For the determination/ fixing/ resolving of lunar month beginnings -
		For special and necessary religious duties and responsibilities ----
LINAASI		For mankind/ the people
WAL HADJ		And a compulsory local Makkah lunar crescent sighting to determine the
		beginning of the Month of Dhul Hijjah
[2] SURA BAQARA (CHAPTER 2 - VERSE 197)
FOR HADJ ARE THE MONTHS WELL KNOWN
[3] SURA BAQARA (CHAPTER 2 - VERSE 203)
CELEBRATE THE PRAISES OF ALLAH DURING THE APPOINTED DAYS
[4] SURA HADJ (CHAPTER 22 - VERSE 28)
AND CELEBRATE THE NAME OF ALLAH THROUGH THE DAYS APPOINTED
A'HADITH		(BUKHARI - VOLUME 2)
[1] NO.617		When the Holy Prophet [PBUH] reached Makkah on the 4th Dhul Hijjah, he
		performed the Tawaaf of the Ka'ba -------------			(Anas bin Malik)
[2] NO.631		We set out with Allah's Apostle [PBUH] in the months of Hadj, and in the
		nights of Hadj, and at the time and places of Hadj ------- (Aisha > Al-Qasim
		bin Muhammad)
[3] NO.715		The Holy Prophet [PBUH] offered the Duhr and Asr at Mina on the Day of
		Tarwiya, the 8th Day of Dhul Hijjah ------------ (Anas bin Malik > Aziz bin Rufai)
[4] NO.731		I proceeded along with the Holy Prophet [PBUH] on the Day of Arafat, the
		9th Day of Dhul Hijjah ---------------(Ibn Abbas)
[5] NO.797		The Holy Prophet [PBUH] delivered a sermon on the Day of Nahr, the 10th
		Day of Dhul Hijjah, where he adddressed a gathering of Pilgrims :-
		"Do you know what is the Day today ? - Is'nt it the Day of Nahr !
		Which month is this ? - Is'nt it the Month of Dhul Hijjah !
		Which town is this ? - Is'nt it the Sacred City of Makkah !
		No doubt, your blood and your properties are sacred to one another like the
		sanctity of this Day of yours, in this Month of yours, in this City of yours ----
		(Abu Bakra)
[6] NO.798		This is the greatest Day, the 10th of Dhul Hijjah ---------- (Ibn Umar)
[7] NO.801		The Holy Prophet [PBUH] did the Rami on the Day of Nahr, the 10th Day of
		Dhul Hijjah, before noon - and then on the 11th and the 12th day of DHUL hijjah-
		(Jabir)
THE SACRED DAYS OF THE HADJ ARE THE 8TH (DAY OF TARWIYAH), THE 9TH (DAY OF
ARAFAT), THE 10TH (DAY OF NAHR), AND THE SUBSEQUENT DAYS OF TASHREEQ, OF THE
HOLY HADJ MONTH OF DHUL HIJJAH
Labbaika Allahumma Labaik				I respond to Your Call, O Allah ! I respond to Your Call,
Labbaika la sharika laka labbaik ----				and I am obedient to Your Orders -----------
				(including the correct marking of the Days of Hadj)
SACRED TIME IN ISLAM
The Fard Ibadah of the five canonnical daily Salaah, the Fasting of Ramadaan, and the Hadj,
consists not only of ritualistic actions, meditation and Holy recitations - but also in the observance
of these acts of Ibadah in special stringently pre-prescribed Divinely Ordained time-periods.
Under special circumstances, the abovementioned Ibadah may be observed/performed after its
stated Sacred time-periods, BUT NEVER BEFORE THE APPOINTED TIME.
Islam has in religious usage a lunar month for the marking of the twelve months of the year, and for
the marking of the days of the year.
The Islamic day is marked according to lights and shadows : - the day begins after sunset with the
Fard Salaah of Maghrib. Night begins with the Fard Salaah of Eshai (when the last of sunlight has
disappeared). The night ends with the Fard Salaah of Fajr (the end of darkness, and before the first
glimpse of sunlight). The Fard Salaah of Duhr is a degree [four minutes] after Zawaal, the midpoint
between sunrise and sunset. The Fard Salaah of Asr is midway between Zawaal and sunset.
The lunar month of Islam is a sacred month :-
SURA TAUBA (CHAPTER 9 - VERSE 36)
THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH
IS TWELVE IN A YEAR
SO ORDAINED BY HIM THE DAY HE CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE
EARTH
The twelve lunar months constitute the Islamic ecclesiastical year.
Allah has commanded that each month should be a lunar month :-
SURA YUNUS (CHAPTER 10 - VERSE 5)
IT IS HE WHO MADE THE SUN TO BE A SHINING GLORY
AND THE MOON TO BE A LIGHT OF BEAUTY
AND MEASURED OUT STAGES FOR HER
THAT YE MAY KNOW THE NUMBER OF YEARS AND THE COUNT OF TIME
Allah has commanded that the first sightable lunar crescent on the western horizon after sunset will
begin the first day of each new month :-
SURA YASEEN (CHAPTER 36 - VERSE 39)
AND THE MOON
WE HAVE MEASURED FOR HER MANSIONS TO TRAVERSE
TILL SHE RETURNS
LIKE THE OLD AND WITHERED LOWER PART OF A DATESTALK
SURA BAQARA (CHAPTER 2 - VERSE 189)
THEY ASK THEE CONCERNING THE LUNAR CRESCENTS
SAY - THEY ARE BUT SIGNS TO MARK FIXED PERIODS OF TIME
IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN AND FOR PILGRIMAGE
(Note - the Quranic word "A'Hillah" translates as lunar crescents)
The pure Islamic Lunar Calendar was introduced on the 1st of Muharrum, 11 AH - twenty days after
Allah revealed Verse 5 of Chapter 10 to the Holy Prophet [PBUH]. The Khalifa Umar [RA] set out
the criteria for the Islamic Lunar Calendar.
[1]	Each new lunar month begins with the naked eye sighting of the first visible new lunar
	crescent on the western horizon after sunset.
	Sighting must take place on the 29th day of the month.
[2]	If the lunar crescent remains unsighted on the 29th day of the month, then the month is
	completed as 30 days.
[3]	The visual sighting report must not conflict with natural laws and basic scientific
	understanding.
[4]	Sighting must be carried out and recorded in an organised way for each and every month.
[5]	No. of days in a month - not less than 29, and not more than 30
[6]	No. of days in a year - not less than 354, and not more than 355
[7]	No. of consecutive months of equal days - four of 30 days, and three of 29 days
[8]	The day begins at Maghrib
[9]	The visual sighting report must be witness supported - the persons involved in the
	sighting report must be adult, reliable, sane, truthful, and with good (implied) and
	unquestioned eyesight
THE LUNAR MONTHS IN ISLAM, AS COMMANDED BY ALLAH, EACH BEGIN WITH THE
UNAIDED VISUAL SIGHTING OF THE NEW LUNAR CRESCENT ON THE WESTERN HORIZON
AFTER SUNSET.
Any other system, no matter how attractive it may appear to our restricted intellect, cannot
establish an Islamic lunar month.
There are five compulsory Salaah for each day. We accept this without question. There is no
argument revolving around the exact time-periods of each Salaah. We utilise modern timekeeping
devices for this purpose. The use of modern watches do not contravene any law of Shariah. But we,
as Muslims, should always be on our guard and not accept times of sunrise and sunset obtained
from western scientific sources, as these times are usually mean solar times and not exact sun-
dial times.
There are those 'Muslims' who propagate a lunar calendar calculated from conjunction (the birth of
the moon). This act is a contavention of a law of Shariah - it is contrary to Allah's Command. There
is not a single Arab country that follows the pure Islamic Lunar Calendar. Each of them have their
own criteria for lunar month beginning determination; and all of them accept the Saudi manipulated
dates of the Hadj.
THE SAUDI MANIPULATION OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The identity of the compilators of the Saudi lunar calendar has always been a heavily guarded state
secret. All information regarding the calendar, and the announcement of month beginnings, is
transmitted to the general public through the offices of the Saudi Ministry of Information (Dr Faud
Bin Abdul Salaam Bin Muhammad Al-Farsi - Minister of Information - Phone Riyadh 401 4440).
The anti-Islamic Saudi lunar calendar has the wholehearted approval of the Saudi king (Fahd Bin
Abdulaziz Al-Saud - Phone Riyadh 488 2222; Jeddah 665 4233; Taif 736 5200; Makkah 823 4111;
and Madinah 857 2500), the Minister of Hadj (Dr Mahmoud Bin Muhammad Safar - Phone Riyadh
402 2200/ 402 2212), all other Saudi Ministers, the Al-Shura Council of Saudi Arabia, and the
Majlis al-Ifta al-a'Ala (the highest Islamic religious council of Saudi Arabia, with the Grand Mufti as
chairperson - Phone Riyadh 439 4440)
HISTORY
European colonialism was first felt in Middle Eastern countries at the beginning of the nineteenth
century (gregorian). Laws of Christian- European origin were forced upon the inhabitants of the
occupied Muslim countries. Muslim puppet leaders became the 'elite' and revelled in European
education and culture. A hybrid system of law began taking shape in previously 'Shariah' ruled
countries. Many 'Muslim academics' became victims of an inferiority complex and began so-called
re-interpretations of Shariah, and called these new verbal interpretations fresh Ijtihad (neo-Ijtihad),
and adopted this term as a newly found treasure.
As a result of colonial influences, the Ottomans, in the latter part of the nineteenth century (g),
developed criteria for lunar month beginnings based on the following three essentials :-
[1]	To see the new lunar crescent either by naked eye or with the aid of a telescope
[2]	At sunset, the moons' altitude of more than 5 degrees, together with its angular distance
	from the sun of more than 8 degrees would be considered as sufficient minimum
	conditions for visibility
[3]	Sighting based events will be held on the solar date on which the sighting occurs
During the 1920's (g), the Saudi tribes, with British assistance, drove out the Ottomans from the
Arabian Peninsula, and the Saud claimed the Holy city of Makkah. The leader of the Saud clan was
crowned by the British as king of Saudi Arabia.
A detailed study of the Saudi lunar calendrical system from 1930 (g) to 2000 (g) results in the
following :
[a]	1930 - 1982 (gregorian) -			sighting based events began on the solar date on which
				the sighting occurred
[b]	1983 - 1998 (gregorian)			if the age of the moon was less than 12 hours on either
				side of sunset, then the new month would begin at that
				sunset
[c]	1999 + (gregorian) -			if moonset occurs after sunset on the solar date of
				conjunction, then the new month begins at that sunset
There are many instances where the above criteria were not observed to the letter. Manipulation
took place in the earlier period to prevent Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr falling on a Saturday, the
jewish Sabbath. This changed after the Saud officially recognised the sovereignity of the state of
Israel. In the latter period, manipulation took place in order to shorten the month of Ramadaan, and
to predate the days of Hadj in advance with the excuse of 'infrastructure preparations'.
THERE IS NO DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE IN ANY OFFICIAL SAUDI OFFICE OF LUNAR
CRESCENT SIGHTINGS FOR ANY ONE OF THE MONTHS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED YEARS.
THERE IS NO LUNAR CRESCENT OBSERVER COMMITTEE IN MAKKAH.
IN THE COMPILATION OF THE SAUDI LUNAR CALENDAR, LUNAR CRESCENT SIGHTINGS
ARE TOTALLY IGNORED.
COMMENTS BY RECOGNISED CRESCENT OBSERVERS AND SCIENTISTS
[1]	INTERNATIONAL CRESCENT OBSERVERS
	"Surprisingly, no one claimed to have seen the lunar crescent anywhere in Saudi Arabia
	after sunset on the 06 March 2000…… Anyway, here we once again began one of our
	most important months (Dhul Hijjah) on the wrong day. As usual, most Arab countries
	followed Saudi without even 'thinking' ! Actually, this is what has been happening for
	decades" (www.jas.org.jo - Visibility of Dhul Hijjah lunar crescent 1420)
[2]	COMMITTEE FOR CRESCENT OBSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
	"According to official Saudi Taqweem Ramadaan 1419 starts in Saudi Arabia on 19
	December 1998. The assumption is that the lunar crescent may be seen the previous
	evening. The fact is that the lunar crescent cannot be seen in Saudi Arabia for obvious
	scientific reasons - the moon was not even born before sunset" (Phone 607-277-6706,
	Ithaca, New York State - Dr Omar Afzal)
[3]	BASHIER THAYYIL
	"The rules of the Ummul-Qura calendar [Saudi calendar] are 'expected' rules. The actual
	rules are only known to the creators of the calendar" (Dr Mohibeen N. Durrani - mnd@
	columbia.edu - Columbia, United States)
[4]	MOON RESEARCH CENTRE - UK
	"Are there no literate people in Saudi Arabia, that even before the moon is born, the
	Saudi government has already declared the (Rooyat hilaal) sighting of the moon" (Sheigh
	Maulana Samiruddin Qasmi - Phone 227 9577, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK)
[5]	JORDANIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
	"Most people think that Saudi Arabia always adopted the actual sighting of the lunar
	crescent as the basis to start Islamic months. But during the previous years, it was very
	clear to the public as well as to astronomers that most of the Saudi months were wrong
	if the actual sighting is the basis of starting the Islamic month" (Dr Muhammad Odeh -
	P.O.Box 141568, Amman, Jordan)
[6]	PROFESSOR IMAD A. AHMAD
	"Calculation is not estimation. Contradictions between Arab countries using calculation
	determining lunar month beginnings are due to the fact that they are calculating
	different things - some calculate the time of conjunction before sunset, some the time of
	conjunction before midnight, some the formation of the crescent by an obsolete value of
	the'Danjon limit', some the 'optimal time of visibility' according to the Babylonian rule, and
	others the expected time of sightability by various criteria" (University of Maryland,
	United States)
[7]	DR MUNZUR AHMED
	"Impossible to have sighted the lunar crescent on any one of the days of the year 1419,
	as officially claimed by the Saudi authorities" (President - Islamic Astronomers
	Association, UK - munzur@bigfoot.com)
[8]	ISLAMIC SHURA COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA
	"The Saudi lunar calendar is based on the birth of the new moon (conjunction) and not on
	lunar crescent sighting" (Dr. Khalid Shaukat - coordinator - shaukat@moonsighting.com)
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN
[1]	MAJLIS AL-IFTA AL-A'ALA
	"It is adopted in the Ummul-Qura calendar that if the moon's age at sunset is 12 hours or
	more after the birth of the new moon, then the previous day is the first day of the
	Islamic month" (Muhammad Bin Ehmead - The Highest Religious Council of Saudi
	Arabia - Riyadh)
[2]	SHAYKH AHMAD MUHAMMAD SHAKIR
	"If the moon disappears after sunset, then the new month has begun" (Towards a
	universal Islamic lunar calendar - Page 33, Lines 30/31/32)
[3]	RASHIED OMAR
	"To contribute towards the growing world wide campaign for the adoption of a lunar
	calendar based solely on astronomical computation" (Imam - Claremont Main Road
	Mosque, South Africa)
[4]	DR NAWAZ MAHOMMED
	"Nowhere in the Qur'an does it state that the visual sighting of the moon is required for
	the start of the lunar month" (Muslim Views - February 1999)
[5]	NATIONAL ULAMA COUNCIL
	"The grand mufti of Saudi Arabia decides on the acceptance or otherwise of the reported
	sighting of the new moon for especially Ramadaan and Dhul Hijjah. From our experience
	he does take sightings from other Muslim countries when the hilaal is not sighted in
	Saudi Arabia. The Saudi mufti alone makes the decision for the start of the new months
	of Ramadaan and Dhul Hijjah" ( Sheigh A.K.Toffar - letter dated 27/07/1998)
[6]	GRAND MUFTI OF INDIA
	"To the best of my knowledge, the government of Saudi Arabia accords great importance
	to the sighting of the moon, especially for Hadj" (Mufti Mahmoodul-Hasan - Fatawa
	Mahmoodiya, page 181, vol. 17)
[7]	SHEIGH ABUBAKR NAJAAR
	"The sighting of the crescent has got nothing to do with the marking of the days of the
	Hadj. The Saudi authorities can declare any one of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah as the
	Day of Wukoof" (Lecture - Salt River City Hall - 1990)
[8]	DR. MAULANA FARID ESSACK
	"A small minority believe that because the Saudi government follows the scientific
	calculation to determine when the moon ought to be visible that the celebration of Eid-ul
	Adha should take place along with those on pilgrimage" (Cape Times - 16 March 2000)
[9]	GRAND MUFTI OF EGYPT
	"We must launch an Islamic satellite to monitor the moon and to determine the
	beginning of the new moon" (Arab News - Jeddah - 19 December 1999)
THE POSSIBILITY OF A VISUAL SIGHTING OF THE LUNAR CRESCENT IN SAUDI ARABIA
SAMPLE YEAR -		1419 AH	(coordinates and local time - Makkah)
(Note - the well documented scientific record for an unaided visual sighting of the first lunar crescent
after conjunction - plus 15 hrs / by John Pierce, Collins Gap, Eastern Tennessee, USA, 26/05/90)
MONTH		BEGAN AFTER SUNSET			MOON AGE
Muharrum		26/04/98			plus	04hr 47min
Safar		25/05/98			minus	02hr 51min
Rabi-ul Awwal		24/06/98			plus	13hr 01min
Rabi-ul Thani		23/07/98			plus	03hr 05min
Jamadil Ula		22/08/98			plus	14hr 28min
Jamadith Thani		20/09/98			minus	00hr 57min
Rajab		20/10/98			plus	05hr 29min
Shabaan		19/11/98			plus	10hr 56min
Ramadaan		18/12/98			minus	07hr 15min
Shawwaal		17/01/99			minus	00hr 01min
Dhul Qada		16/02/99			plus	09hr 25min
Dhul Hijjah		17/03/99			minus	02hr 32min
Each of the above months began less than 15 hours after the birth of the new moon. On five
occasions, the months began before the birth of the new moon. Taking into consideration all the
numerical quantities and astronomical computations, it was impossible to have sighted the
lunar crescent on the abovegiven month beginnings at any locality on earth. (database of
the Interactive Ephemeris Program).
On two occasions the month began when the new moon was more than 12 hours old - this is a
contradiction of the Saudi - 12 hr criteria; and this could only be the result of manipulation for reasons
known only to the compilators.
THE SAUDI AUTHORITIES DO NOT EMPLOY CRESCENT SIGHTING TO MARK THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR LUNAR MONTHS
THEREFORE THE SAUDI LUNAR MONTH IS NOT AN ISLAMIC LUNAR MONTH
THE MOON		(Ar-e-nah ka waqt - the mirror of time - Al Qamar)
[1]	The moon's motion around the earth is governed by the attraction of the earth. However,
	it is subjected to major perturbations or irregularities in movement because of the effect
	of the sun and the planets. Therefore the precise predetermination of the moon's exact
	position in the heavens at a future given instance, presents a thorny problem. The 10th
	century (g) Muslim scientist/astronomer/A'lim, Al Biruni, in his kitaab 'Al Athar al Baqiya'
	stated that the moon had an irregular orbit.
	Like all celestial bodies of the solar system, the moon rotates on its own axis- but its
	rotation has a notable peculiarity - it coincides exactly in period and duration with its
	sidereal revolution of 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 11.5 seconds; and this means that
	the moon always shows the same face towards earth. 'SUCH SYNCHRONISATION IS NOT
	THE PRODUCT OF CHANCE - ALLAHU AKBAR'
[2]	The phase of the moon known as conjunction or birth of the moon - is when the moon is
	midpoint of the approximately 30 hours it is totally hidden from view once in each
	monthly cycle.
	Conjunction can be computed with great scientific accuracy and precision to the second
	of atomic time, for each instance of conjunction.
	In the prediction of the first sightable lunar crescent, given favourable viewing conditions,
	great scientific strides have been made in the past twenty years by eminent Muslim
	astronomers - and in the compilation of lunar date lines (LDL), accurate predictions are
	possible.
[3]	[a] A lunar crescent seen at any locality, must be seen at every locality to the west
	with favourable viewing conditions, and within the visibility parabola.
	[b] A lunar crescent seen by any one person at any locality, will be visible to almost all
	the viewers in that group and place.
[4]	The earth is not flat as per Mercato's Projection - the earth is spherical (round) in shape.
	The 'wahdat-al Matla' (horizon) position is valid only if the earth was a flat surface. The
	countries east of the sighting country will have to wait at least 24 hours before their
	sighting.
[5]	The exact place of the crescent's first visibility changes every month. Not only does it
	move east and west, but also north and south.
[6]	FURTHER REFERENCES TO THE MOON IN THE HOLY QUR'AN
[6.01]	SURA AN'AAM (CHAPTER 6 - VERSE 96)
	He it is, that cleaveth the daybreak from the dark;
	He makes the night for rest and tranquility'
	And the sun and the moon for the reckoning of time:
	Such is the Judgment and Ordering of Him,
	The Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
[6.02]	SURA A'RAF (CHAPTER 7 - VERSE 54)
	Your Guardian Lord is Allah
	Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days
	And is firmly established on the Throne of Authority;
	He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day,
	Each seeking the other in rapid succession:
	He created the sun, the moon, and the stars,
	All governed by Laws under His Command;
	Is it not His to create and to Govern ?
	Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds.
[6.03]	SURA R'AD (CHAPTER 13 - VERSE 2)
	Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see;
	Allah is firmly established on the Throne of Authority,
	He has subjected the sun and the moon to His Law !
	Each one runs its course for a term appointed.
	Allah doth Regulate all affairs
	Explaining the signs in detail
	That ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord.
[6.04]	SURA IBRAHIEM (CHAPTER 14 - VERSE 33)
	And Allah had made subject to you the sun and the moon
	Both diligently pursuing their courses;
	And also, Allah had made subject to you the night and the day.
[6.05]	SURA NAHL (CHAPTER 16 - VERSE 12)
	Allah has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the Sun and the Moon;
	And the Stars are in subjection to His Command:
	Verily, in these are signs for men who are wise.
[6.06]	SURA ANBIYYA (CHAPTER 21 - VERSE 33)
	It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon;
	All the heavenly bodies swim along, each in its rounded course.
[6.07]	SURA LUQMAAN (CHAPTER 31 - VERSE 29)
	Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day,
	And He merges Day into Night;
	And He has subjected the sun and the moon to His Law,
	Each running its course for a term appointed;
	And that Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
[6.08]	SURA FATIR (CHAPTER 35 - VERSE 13)
	Allah merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night;
	And He has subjected the sun and the moon to His Law,
	Each one runs its course for a term appointed.
	Such is Allah, your Lord. To Him belongs all dominion.
	And those whom ye invoke besides Him, have not the least power.
[6.09]	SURA YASEEN (CHAPTER 36 - VERSE 40)
	It is not permitted to the sun to catch up to the moon
	Nor can the night outstrip the day.
	Each just swims along in its own orbit according to Law.
[6.10]	SURA ZUMAR (CHAPTER 39 - VERSE 5)
	Allah created the heavens and the earth in true proportion.
	He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night.
	He has subjected the sun and the moon to His Law:
	Each one follows a course for a time appointed.
	Is He not the Exalted in Power !
	He who forgives again and again !
[6.11]	SURA RAGHMAAN (CHAPTER 55 - VERSE 5)
	The sun and the moon follow courses exactly computed
[6.12]	SURA NUH (CHAPTER 71 - VERSE 15/16)
	See ye not how Allah has Created the seven heavens one above the other !
	And made the moon a light in their midst,
	And made the sun as a Glorious lamp !
[7]	There is only a single moon that orbits the earth - once its crescent is visible after the
	conjunction phase, it becomes visible almost over the whole globe within 24 hours.
[8]	The moon has no light of its own. It is like a dim mirror, and reflects the light of the rays
	of the sun.
[9]	Moon age is the least of the many variables that have to be used when predicting the
	visibility of the first sightable lunar crescent, and much depends on viewing conditions -
	both atmospheric and weather.
FURTHER SAUDI CALENDRICAL CONFUSIONS
(A) Prior to the recognition of Israel by the Saudi, any one of the two Eids could not be observed on
a Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath).
There is now no problem with the above.
(B) By royal decree, the Ramadaan month of 1420 was shortened to 29 days - this resulted in the
month of Shawwaal becoming a total of 31 days.
© If ones looks at the top right of any page of the official Saudi lunar calendar, the following will be
noticed :-
[1] The tropical solar zodiacal year is numbered according to one of the 12 signs of the
astrological zodiac, and the current year is numbered as 1388 after Hijra.
There if no Islamic textual evidence to approve of the above.
[2] The position of 26 minor stars is shown over an average 13 day period and dated accordingly.
(D) The usual procedure is to try and manipulate Ramadaan to 29 days. In the mid 1980's, there was
a Ramadaan of 28 days.
A MUSLIM'S DUTY
It is a sacred duty of each Muslim to comply with the Shariah criteria for the establishment of the
pure Islamic Lunar Month. This is not the prerogative of so-called 'Muslim' country governments.
Each Muslim has the right to be heard if he/she suspects that an alternative lunar calendrical system
is being employed.
Sacred days cannot be computed without a lunar crescent based sighting month beginning. This is
a fact.
As a result of the Saudi non-Islamic calendrical system, the proclaimed days of the Hadj will always
be wrong, and therefore it invalidates the Hadj :-
SURA BAQARA (CHAPTER 2, VERSE 186)
When My servants ask thee concerning Me,
I am indeed close to them:
I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me
Let them also with a will
Listen to My Call, And believe in Me:
That they may walk in the right path
[the prayer of the Muslim is heard when he/she fulfils the requirements of the prayer as Ordained by
the Almighty Allah. The enactment of the prayer in its correctly Divinely Ordained time-period is
compulsory for the Believer. No form of Fard Ibadah may be performed before its due time]
THE MUSLIM UMMAH
Annually, millions of Pilgrims travel to the Holy Land sincerely believing that they are going to perform
the rites and the rituals of the Hadj on the Sacred Days as Revealed in Al-Qur'an, as as shown and
observed by Rasoolullah [PBUH].
The dishonest, deceitful, fraudulent and corrupt arrangement of the pure Islamic lunar calendar by
the Saudi authorities continually mislead and betray the Pilgrims, and deprive them of their Hadj.
Why are the 'ulama' silent ?
What hold do the Saudi have over the pilgrims, that the pilgrims are silent ?
What motivates the Saudi to continue with an act that has deprived the Ummah of the Fifth Pillar of
Islam ?
Are we stupid, or just plain dumb !
There are many of us who have studied the sciences, and have made indepth research into the Qur'an
and A'Hadith - why do we continue our thunderous silence in the face of this greatest threat to Islam.
My heart bleeds with you in regard to the plight of the Palistinians - it did so with the Bosnians,
Kosovos, Kashmiris, Algerians, Chechens, Somalis, etc.
Why do you not cry out for a return of the pure Islamic lunar calendar in Saudi Arabia ? It affects your
Hadj !
PLEASE CONTACT ME
Abdurrazak Ebrahim Snr
11-9th Avenue, Grassy Park 7941, South Africa
Tel : 706 3972		[int. 2721]		[nat. 021]
Email - < ebrahimsenior @ crosswinds.net >
SO-CALLED' ISLAMIC COUNTRIES
There is not a single 'so-called' Islamic country that adopts the pure Islamic Lunar Calendar for the
purposes of observing Sacred Time and the observance of certain forms of Fard Ibadah therein. The
year 2000 (gregorian/christian calendar) has been a joke as far as the establishment of Ramadaan
was concerned. I shall not insult the Hijri calendar by referring to 1421 AH.
MY CHALLENGE TO ALL
[1]	INDIVIDUAL ULAMA
[2]	ULAMA COUNCILS
[3]	INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF 'SO-CALLED' ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT
[4]	INVIVIDUAL MEMBER OF 'SO-CALLED' RULING ROYALTY
[5]	SO-CALLED' ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT
AND ESPECIALLY
	THE 'ROYALTY', GOVERNMENT, ULAMA, AND CITIZENS OF SAUDI
	ARABIA
PROVE THAT I AM WRONG, AND THAT YOU ARE CORRECT'
All of us, you and I, are answerable to the Almighty Allah for allowing this
state of affairs to continue without protest. We are jointly responsible for
the erosion of the Fifth Pillar of Islam. This is not a 'Saudi problem' ! It is a
global Ummah problem.
Your silence will not solve the issue. Stand up and be counted if you sincerely believe that the Holy
Qur'an is the Word of Allah and our first source of Shariah.
Shukrun
Wassalaam
Abdurrazak Ebrahim Snr
Sunday 20h36 - 21 Ramadaan 1421