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Rabi ul Awwal to begin Aug 15 as moon not sighted in Hyderabad
The crescent of Rabi ul Awwal 1448 AH was not sighted in Hyderabad on Thursday, August 13, the Central Moon Sighting Committee of Sadar Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan announced. The committee, which met at…
The Story in Brief
The crescent of Rabi ul Awwal 1448 AH was not sighted in Hyderabad on Thursday, August 13, the Central Moon Sighting Committee of Sadar Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan announced. The committee, which met at Hussaini Building under Syed Hasan Ibrahim Hussaini Quadri Sajjad Pasha, said the sky remained cloudy in Hyderabad. Reports from Adilabad, Kapra and Nanded also failed to confirm the sighting despite clear weather in some places. Consequently, Friday, August 14, will be observed as the 30th of Safar, and Rabi ul Awwal will begin on Saturday, August 15. The committee also fixed Eid Milad-un-Nabi for Wednesday, August 26, the 12th of the month, Siasat.com reports.
The Indian Opinion
The Hyderabad moon-sighting committee followed its usual procedure, relying on reports from multiple locations before declaring no sighting. Some may argue that cloudy skies alone should not rule out a crescent, but the committee applied consistent, witness-based criteria. The real test of this approach will come when other Indian cities announce their own dates for Rabi ul Awwal, will they align, or will familiar discord over moon sighting resurface?
Source: siasat.com
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