Most of the countries of the world have the system of seeing the crescent moon, but there are many countries where this system is not and they follow other countries for determining the lunar months and Eid.
Islamic Hijri years and months start with the moon, so Islamic months consist of 30 or 29 days. In more than 40 countries of the world, including Saudi Arabia, there is a local system of sighting, where the beginning of the new lunar month is announced by seeing the moon, and Islamic festivals and days are celebrated on this basis.
At present, the countries of the world that have a local system of sighting of the crescent include Pakistan, India, Iran, United Kingdom, Oman, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and others. In Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand officially announced lunar months, but there are many countries where this system does not exist.
However, there are 41 countries in the world, including Afghanistan, Lebanon, Japan, Italy, and Russia, where there is no local sighting system and they follow Saudi Arabia for the lunar months, Ramadan and Eid, while 14 countries follow the lunar months according to Turkey. do
Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand officially declare the lunar months, while the Chinese Muslims in Malaysia and Colombia determine the lunar months according to Chile.
The moon is seen locally in New Zealand or followed by Australia.
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2024-04-22 14:04:22