العطار 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2009 كما وردني في الايميل: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Announcement Regarding the New Crescent of The Holy Month of Rabe' ath-Thani 1430 To all believers in North America, May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of you."The Crescent Committee" of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America would like to announce that there were no reports of sightings of the New Crescent at sunset on Thursday March 26th, 2009. This comes in accordance to the astronomical predictions. Therefore: Friday March 27th, 2009 will be considered the last day of the Month of Rabe' al-Awal 1430 and Saturday March 28th, 2009 will be the first day of the Month of Rabe' ath-Thani 1430. May Allah bless all of you and provide you with the success to achieve closeness through acts of worship in reviving the commemorations of the Holy Household peace upon them in this Holy Month. The Crescent Committee: Syed Muhammad Rizvi, Toronto Sheikh Fadhil Al-Sahlani, New York Syed Rafiq Naqvi, DC Syed Mahboob Mahdi Abidi Najafi, Chicago Sayyid Nabeel Abbas, Montreal Sheikh Ja'fer Bangalour, Miami Sheikh Mohammed Ali Elahi, Detroit Sheikh Ahmad al-Ameeni, Philadelphia Sheikh Mohammed Falah al-Attar, Los Angeles Sayyid M B Kashmiri, Los Angeles Note: The committee was established in the 8th annual conference of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America which was held in the suburbs of D.C. in the month of Thu el-Qida 1429Statement in the English Language Share this post Link to post Share on other sites