Nandwa wrote:guru267 wrote:That chief Kadhi has been compromised... Moon sighting anywhere in the world should be taken by all Muslims!
Compromised!
I was under the impression that the larger part of Muslims in Kenya are with him on this.
I suspect that even @alpha will be celebrating idd tomorrow ama!
@nandwa, It is not a big deal. Whether 29 or 30 days is all allowed by Islamic sharia.
It also happened in the time of the prophet. He told the people, on 29th day look for the moon, if you don't see it, then complete 30 days. And there were
NO mobile phones those days, meaning people in a far village could sight the moon and they had no means to tell others in a different location who couldn't see due to geographical or visible problem and the later group would have to fast 30 days.
And regarding the Kadhi, he is nearest symbol of unity for Muslims in Kenya, so I followed his announcement to celebrate Eid on Saturday. That means, I completed 30 days fast as required by sharia, which included last Fri.
IMPORTANT:
The moon cannot be seen at once in the whole world because of geographical differences.See postition of hte moon on Thu 16th Jul. You can see in Kenya, we could not see it on Thur evening.
New crescent
