When are you starting Ramadan?

It is tomorrow for our household, inshaAllah, the 21th of August. We follow Turkey, like usual.

Ramazan mübarek to all of you!

format_quote Originally Posted by HumbleServant

England - Saturday! I think there wont be much of a split this year insha Allah.. as some UK muslims follow saudi some follow morocco.. and since saudi and morocco are both starting ramadhan on saturday - ALHAMDULILLAH!!

No family divisions!! Mashallah!!

one of my friends text me fasting shall starts tomorrow in england? im confused

format_quote Originally Posted by thetruth2009

Assalam Aleykoum sisters and brothers,


The ramadan 2009 in France will start Saturday 22 August 2009.

Ramadan Moubarak, to all of you sisters and brothers, I ask allah SWT to accept our Ramadan and to forgive us all, you and all your family, Ameen.


Ramadn Moubarak to all muslims around the world, Ameen.


Assalam aleykoum sisters and brothers.

Ameeen!! The same to you! I made du'a for islamic board bec it helps me with so much knowledge in islamic

we should be fasting according to what country we are in, for e.g. me and other people in england should be fasting when the moon is sighted in England inshallah,

heres a fatwa by sheikh bin baz rahimahullah


http://islamfundamentals.wordpress.c...-the-new-moon/


Should he fast with his own country or with any country that sights the new moon

but i guess theres ikhtilaf within the ulema

format_quote Originally Posted by nebula

we should be fasting according to what country we are in, for e.g. me and other people in england should be fasting when the moon is sighted in England inshallah,

heres a fatwa by sheikh bin baz rahimahullah


http://islamfundamentals.wordpress.c...-the-new-moon/


Should he fast with his own country or with any country that sights the new moon

Oh okay, i checked on this website, http://www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk/u..._A3-Screen.pdf & brother said fasting starts tomorrow, so i think its official.... im soooo looking forward to it!

21st August 2009 (in accordance with the decision taken by the European Council for Fatwa and Research)

- Bradley Stoke, Bristol, UK

Palestine will start fasting on 22 august (saturday) in sha' Allah

*edit* i went down stair to double check wiv family members, i made a mistake, on Saturday! so we have to wait n see after all, insha'Allah

format_quote Originally Posted by Troubled Soul

Tarweeh for us is on Friday and the next morning (Saturday) Is Ramadhan. Ive noticed the mosques down our area are doing Ramadhan on the same day, Which is rare these days!

Allah Hu Akbar. Ramadhan Mubarak everyone and may Allah SWT forgive us all. Ameen

Ameen, guide us to straight the path inshaAllah

From Islamonline.net

21st August
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Europe (European Council for Fatwa and Research), Germany, Iraq (Shia Muslims), Italy (The Union of Islamic Communities in Italy), Kosova, Lebanon (Shia Muslims), Libya, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

22nd August
Bahrain, Belgium, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Iraq (Sunni Muslims), Italy (Islamic Cultural Centre - Rome), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon (Sunni Muslims), Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, UAE, UK (London Central Mosque, East London Mosque), USA, Yemen

I found it more authentic and logical to follow with those who start fast / brake fast with a concept of
"same day for whole ummah. One wintness(Momen) of any part of the world is enough for to start and brake fast."

Islam is a example of being one (our heart is one, idology is one etc) and This is a example of being one.

Now Alhamdulillah the percentage of these people is growing..
Last "Eid ul Azha" I saw many village/ part of Bangladesh as well as one part of Ahl sunnah in Bangladesh eccept this and also publiashed a book.

Saturday 22, inshallah...

format_quote Originally Posted by i_m_tipu

I found it more authentic and logical to follow with those who start fast / brake fast with a concept of
"same day for whole ummah. One wintness(Momen) of any part of the world is enough for to start and brake fast."

Islam is a example of being one (our heart is one, idology is one etc) and This is a example of being one.

Now Alhamdulillah the percentage of these people is growing..
Last "Eid ul Azha" I saw many village/ part of Bangladesh as well as one part of Ahl sunnah in Bangladesh eccept this and also publiashed a book.

But doesn't that seem to be the problem?
Who decides that 'same day for the whole Ummah'?

Do people go by the sighting of the first moon in Mekka? Or in their own country?
Do they go by the sighting with the human eye? Or with modern technology? Or by the lunar calendar, regardless of whether the moon has been visible or not?

There seem to be too many different possibilties to determine one rule.

format_quote Originally Posted by glo

Do people go by the sighting of the first moon in Mekka? Or in their own country?

own country... we in the eastern part of the world cant wait for mecca... by the time they started observing the moon... we already hit the midnite time...

but for hajj day, every Muslims should follow Mecca as the Day of Arafah (9th of Zulhijjah) happens only in Mecca... but my country would still sighting the moon on our own...