Muslim Holidays
The Black American Muslim acknowledges, along with the Fiqh Council of North America, the legitimacy of astronomical computations in establishing the start of lunar months in the Muslim Calendar.
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1444 AH (2024 CE)
According to Fiqh Council of North America
Ramadan 1444 AH:
Monday, March 11, 20224
The Astronomical New Moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 . On that day, Everywhere in North and South America at sunset the elongation is at least 8 degrees and moon is at least 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore, Ramadan starts the next day. Hence, first day of fasting for Ramadan 1444 is on Monday, March 11, 2024, insha'Allah. First Tarawih prayer will be on Sunday night.
Eidul Fitr 1444 AH:
Wednesday April 10, 2024
The Astronomical New Moon is on Tuesday, April 09, 2024 . On that day there is no place on earth where at sunset the elongation is 8 degrees and moon is 5 degrees above the sun. Therefore Shawwal 1444 will start the next day. Hence first day of Shawwal is on Wednesday April 10, 2024 insha'Allah.
Saturday, June 15, 2024 (at Maghrib) Eid salat, Sunday June 16, 2024
For Eidul Adha, the Fiqh Council of North America decided that the determination of the date of Eidul Adha will be contingent on the announcement by the Hajj authorities in Makkah of the day of 'Arafah, in which case Eidul Adha will be the day following the day of 'Arafah.
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