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Ramadan in the U.S. begins tomorrow (Wednesday, August 10, 2010). See the
text below from Fiqa Council announcement. Please read carefully the
calculations are based on Mecca time. 

Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr Announcement

Special Announcement

First day of Ramadan will be Wednesday, August 11, 2010 
and Eid ul-Fitr on Friday, September 10, 2010, insha'Allah.

"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed 
to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint." Qur'an 2:183

The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and the European Council for Fatwa
and Research (ECFR) recognize astronomical calculation as an acceptable
Shar'ia method for determining the beginning of lunar months including the
months of Ramadan and Shawwal. The FCNA & ECFR use Makkah al-Mukarramah as a
conventional point, and take the position that the conjunction must take
place before sunset in Makkah and the moon must set after sunset in Makkah.

On the basis of this method the dates of Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr for the
year 1431 AH are established as follows:

.       1st of Ramadan will be on Wednesday, August 11, 2010

.       1st of Shawwal, which marks the start of Eid ul-Fitr, will be on
Friday, September 10, 2010.

Ramadan 1431 AH:
The Astronomical New Moon is on August 10, 2010 (Tuesday) at 11:08 am Makkah
Time. Sunset in Makkah on August 10 is at 6:55 pm. On that day, the
Topocentric Altitude of the moon in Makkah at sunset is 1.6 degrees.
Therefore, the first day of Ramadan is on August 11, 2010 (Wednesday),
making the first Tarawih prayer to be on the night of Tuesday August 10,
2010.

Eid ul-Fitr 1431 AH:
The Astronomical New Moon is on September 8, 2010 (Wednesday) at 6:30 pm
Makkah Time. Sunset in Makkah on September 8 is at 6:31 pm. On that day, the
moon in Makkah at sunset is below the horizon. Therefore, the first day of
Shawwal, which marks the start of Eid ul-Fitr is on Friday, September 10,
2010, insha'Allah.
 
May Allah (swt) keep us on the right path, and accept our fasting and
prayers. Ameen.  For more detailed information, please visit:
<http://www.fiqhcouncil.org> www.fiqhcouncil.org or
<http://www.moonsighting.com> www.moonsighting.com


Sincerely,
Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi
Chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America

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