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Islamic Occasions and Moonsighting

103 articles on islamic occasions and moonsighting, newest first.

1 of these are filed under this heading by The Majlis themselves; 102 were grouped for the archive. Their own filing is in the Sections list. The 99 answers in this category are listed separately.

AASHURA GREETINGS

AASHURA GREETINGS – A NEW STUPID BID’AH A NEW SILLY BID’AH WHICH HAS DEVELOPED IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF THESE TIMES IS THE STUPIDITY OF SENDING FUTILE, OSTENTATIOUS GREETINGS SUCH AS EID…

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HILAAL VERIFICATION

HILAAL VERIFICATION – WIFAAQUL ULAMA REJECTS FALSE RUMOURS Some entities have claimed that Wifaaqul Ulama has handed over the responsibility of verifying the Hilaal for establishing the…

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CONFIRMATION OF HILAAL RELIANT ON THE SHARIAH

Page1 PO Box 3393, Port Elizabeth, 6056 South Africa Email: muftis@themajlis.co.za The Majlis 29 Ramadhaan 1446 – 30 March 2025 CONFIRMATION OF THE HILAAL RELIANT ON ONLY THE CRITERIA OF THE…

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HILAAL IN THE WAY OF THE SHARIAH

Page1 PO Box 3393, Port Elizabeth, 6056 South Africa Email: muftis@themajlis.co.za The Majlis 29 Ramadhaan 1446 – 30 March 2025 STUPIDITIES PERTAINING TO THE HILAAL IN THE WAY OF THE SHARIAH…

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ETERNAL MOON MADNESS

THE ETERNAL MOON MADNESS WE STAY FAR – VERY FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD! Question by Mr.Aadam Docrat “The Majlis has handed over the moon sighting to Wifaq (i.e. Wifaaqul Ulama), and Wifaq…

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MADNESS REGARDING THE EID MOON

THE PERENNIAL MADNESS OF THE JUHALA (MORONS) REGARDING THE EID MOON Bogus uucsa, NNB Clique (so-called jusa), and other modernists of the Zindeeq order are always creating stupidities…

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HAPPY DIWALI’ MESSAGE IS BLATANT KUFR

PLEASE COMMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THE SHARIAH ON THE FOLLOWING DIWALI GREETINGS WHICH A MUSLIM IS SENDING: (End of the Kufr greetings) A professed Muslim who sends out this type of kufr…

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THE BID’AH OF QIYAAM/MAULOOD

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (rahmatullah alayh) said: “Ibn Hajar and Allaamah Suyuti said qiyaam (standing which is practised in meelad functions) is Mustahab. In substantiation they…

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SIGHTING THE HILAAL WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS-part 2

PART 2 Continuation from Part 1 SIGHTING THE HILAAL WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS In Ramadhaan 1443, Mufti Ya’qub in U.S.A. had published his view on the issue of sighting the hilaal with…

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SIGHTING THE HILAAL WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

Question One of our Mufti Sahibs here in the U.S.A. has done a research regarding the sighting of the hilaal by means of binoculars and telescopes. According to him, it is not permissible to…

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THE HOGWASH AND BUNKUM OF AN AUSTRALIAN DEVIANT ENTITY

THE MOON ISSUE A MODERNIST DEVIANT An Australian institution, The Fatwa & Islamic Arbitration Majlis (FIAM), in its ‘Eid Al-Fitr statement’ published long before Eid, stating its corrupt and…

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THE STUPID MOON ISSUE – A FITNAH OF MODERNIST CRANKS

THE STUPID, UNATTAINABLE ‘UNITY’ OF THE MODERNISTS Question A gentleman, Mr.Sabir Abdullah, in what he calls an ‘Urgent Appeal’ has discussed the issue of regional moonsighting. According to…

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The Islamic Year

ENDING AND BEGINNING OF THE ISLAMIC YEAR Today is the 29th Zul Hijjah. If the moon is sighted this evening, the Islamic year of 1443 will end and the new Islamic year of 1444 will commence.…

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The Month of Zul Hajj

MASAA-IL One of the sacred months in the Islamic calendar is Zul Hajj. Some important practices for observance during this Month are: (1) Firstly, end the year with Fasting. Fast the last…

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THE MOON IN AFGHANISTAN

Question Eid in Afghanistan was on Sunday. It is reported that the moon was sighted in several provinces at the end of the 29th Ramadhaan. How could they have seen the moon when it was not…

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“EID MUBAARAK” GREETING

THE BID’AH OF THE “EID MUBAARAK” GREETING Question: According to Shaikh Ibn Taimiyyah, Shaikh Uthaymeen and even Imaam Ahmad Hambal it is permissible to have special forms of greeting on the…

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HILAAL SIGHTING

ANNOUNCEMENT THE MUJLISUL ULAMA OF S.A. HEREBY ANNOUNCES THAT IN FUTURE INFORMATION REGARDING HILAAL SIGHTINGS FOR RAMADHAN, EID AND THE ISLAMIC MONTHS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY WIFAAQUL ULAMA.…

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ASTRONOMERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS

THE FITNAH OF THE ASTRONOMERS AND THEIR MUNAAFIQ FOLLOWERS Among the fitan (plural of fitnah) of these times in close proximity to Qiyaamah is the fitnah of hilaal predictions by astronomers…

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EID SALAAT DURING COVID

EID SALAAT DURING THE ERA OF COVID SATANISM In countries and places, especially such as UK and Mauritius, where the Devil’s reign preponderates, when Eid Salaat is not allowed or if Hanafis…

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THE 1442 EID HILAAL

Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa P.O. Box 3393 Port Elizabeth, 6056 South Africa 29 Ramadhaan 1442 – 12 May 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT THE EID HILAAL THE MUJLISUL ULAMA OF S.A. HEREBY MAKES THE UNDER…

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“SAFE EID GUIDELINES”

ARE THE DEVIL’S GUIDELINE TO HELL-FIRE The Juhala of the IMA have published pure rubbish which they term ‘safe eid guidelines’. These ‘guidelines’ are in reality guidelines to Jahannam.…

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VENUS DRIVEL

THE VENUS DRIVEL Mistaking the planet venus for the hilaal is untenable nonsense in terms of the Shariah. The Shariah has its own Ahkaam, and is not fettered to the views of astronomers,…

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