tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post4756020756044648700..comments2024-03-12T06:26:55.039+05:00Comments on Writer's Block tgh: Crescent Observation Predictions For Ramadan 1432 AH (2011 AD)Tahir Gul Hasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441522340391282744noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-83199721712024251792011-08-03T00:52:57.846+05:002011-08-03T00:52:57.846+05:00Thanks but I couldn't MOON in this lunar issue...Thanks but I couldn't MOON in this lunar issue. I must stay sober, well-dessed and all that goes into making me a perfect gentleman in under a month! :)Tahir Gul Hasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441522340391282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-6165935790018843542011-08-02T17:09:52.722+05:002011-08-02T17:09:52.722+05:00Best wishes for you too..
Who knew that Ramadan ...Best wishes for you too.. <br /><br />Who knew that Ramadan will not be complete without TGH's write up about the moon sighting...<br /><br />Missed your satire in this one though.. looking forward to the next blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-60306782618850791312011-08-01T13:56:57.786+05:002011-08-01T13:56:57.786+05:00Thanks Abaan, for dropping by. Sure, watch this sp...Thanks Abaan, for dropping by. Sure, watch this space for more info on the subject. :)Tahir Gul Hasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441522340391282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-38725497221116829402011-08-01T12:22:42.693+05:002011-08-01T12:22:42.693+05:00Quite informative and sister Ayesha added a lot to...Quite informative and sister Ayesha added a lot to it... Kudos to both of you...<br /><br />Tahir brother looking forward to read your next write-up on the same...<br /><br />Thanks to both.<br />PeaceParvez A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-22087447671776972142011-08-01T11:53:11.834+05:002011-08-01T11:53:11.834+05:00Thanks for commenting in detail. Obviously you'...Thanks for commenting in detail. Obviously you've been researching the subject ('Gibbous' moon and all that) which is commendable, chanda! :))<br />I guess this Ramadan I will write something on the subject. Trust me, I've reported my 'sightings' at two international sites quite regularly.<br />There's a load of material I've read and drawn some fine conclusions, talked with observant people and made friends with a few learned ones! Great experience overall.<br />You missed the RIDE in the previous blog, chanda.Tahir Gul Hasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441522340391282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2979068210040167221.post-22072632321145241812011-08-01T02:15:42.052+05:002011-08-01T02:15:42.052+05:00Great Information tgh, thank you. With the above I...Great Information tgh, thank you. With the above Illustrations (thanks to you) its easy for any Muslim to identify crescent for their region.<br /><br />In the old days: The Muslim practice was to look for a crescent moon (Hilal) at sunset when the human eye could detect the contrast between the dimly-lit first-day moon in the red glow of the horizon. There were no telescopes or binoculars, and the Muslims did not know how to calculate the conjunction.<br /><br />In early days, the Muslims had no calendar. To begin the month, they were dependant on the local actual visual reports of a Hilal. If they missed the earliest sighting they would notice a gibbous moon on 3rd, 4th or 5th evening. The moon appeared quite high in the sky and thick. The shape created the suspicion that it might be of the previous evening. When the Messenger (pbuh) was asked about the validity of such a surmise he said: The moon is of the night when you see it (first). (Sahih Muslim). It was the first Muslim attempt to solve the issue of the first day of an Islamic month.<br /><br /> There is nothing unusual about 4-5 days old gibbous crescents to be visible in the western skies hours before the sunset. In Hadith collections and Fiqh books one finds “Seen BEFORE” or “Seen AFTER Zawaal” discussion (which appear more of conjecture nature.) These early reported instances could easily be explained as “delayed sighting.”<br /><br />But then, Hadith??ayeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889863679695137727noreply@blogger.com