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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1445 AH (2024 CE)
According to Fiqh Council of North America
Ramadan 1446 AH:
Saturday, March 01, 20225
The Astronomical New Moon is on Friday, February 28, 2025 . 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 1446 is on Saturday, March 01, 2025, insha'Allah. First Tarawih prayer will be on Friday night, February 28th.
Eidul Fitr 1446 AH:
Sunday March 30, 2025
The Astronomical New Moon is on Saturday, March 29, 2025 . 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 1446 will start the next day. Hence first day of Shawwal is on Sunday March 30, 2025 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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