Who's right about Ramadan?

[Khaybar]

After the End of the Holy month of Ramadan, there is the Fitr Eid or celebration, but the Sunnis said it was on Sunday, i don't have a problem there because trhe Sunnis began Ramadan earlier, but here in Lebanon Ayatollah FadlAllah, said it was on Monday, while Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani said it was tomorrow, the same as Khamenei, now Ayatollah FadlAllah beleives in coping Religion with modern science, and using telescopes and such to identifie the crescent, while Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani and Ayatollah Khamenei beleive in the use of the naked eye.

So who's right?

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تزول الجبال ولا تزل عض على ناجذك اعر الله جمجمتك تدفى في الارض قدمك ارم ببصرك اقصى القوم و غض بصرك و اعلم ان النصر من عند الله سبحانه
امير المؤمنين علي عليه السلام

[Amir]

The Islamic calendar is based on visibility of the crescent Moon.
also the location of the observer is important too.

If you live in Lebanon, you should follow Ayatollah Fadlallah

[Shery]

I think ramadan was 30 days
and it start as we did fast in Egypt
and End as we did end it in Egypt .......

And I hope one day we stop stubborn eachother in those matters

but tonight the new moon didnt show up

So the people who started their feast today was wrong they follow the US naval view which was wrong ........

and we were right
and god knows best ...

[shaan_haider]

In Islamic Calender the Month Changes on the sightening of the Moon. One month can be of 29 or 30 days but not lesser or more than this. Also in another formula there cannot be three consecutive months of same 29 or 30 days. For example If two months are of 29 days then definitely the third month will be of 30 days and vice versa.

Lebanon is on the West of Iran and Eid Moon will definitely fall a day earlier or the same day than that of Iran.

Similarly If Eid falls in Lebanon on Monday, then definitely eid will fall in Pakistan on Tuesday or Wednesday. Pakistan and Lebanon cannot have moon sighted on the same day. Iran is in the centre of two and will have Eid with either one of the two or on Tuesday.

Some people in Pakistan and Arab World only depend on Saudis to declare the moon sightenening. Therefore there are always two Eids in Pakistan. Saudis announce Monday as Eid and some people follow it here. Majority in Pakistan will follow the governments announcement of Wednesday Eid which seems correct as moon is not sighted in Pakistan.

It is also believed and an established fact for some that Saudis decide about the moon in the begining of the year and announce the new moon as per their previous decisions. It is also said they do not allow Aushara to fall on Friday as it is the Day of Reoccurance of Imam Mehdi (A.S). The Eid Fitr and 10th Muharram (Aushara) always fall on same day. If they do not fall on same day then it means there is some error in moon sightening.

It is Ok if Eid is in:

Lebanon on Monday
Iran on Tuesday
Pakistan on Wednesday.

EID MUBARAK TO ALL!

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