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SIGHTING OF THE NEW HILAL
OUR JAMAT’S CRITERIA FOR THE SIGHTING OF THE NEW HILAL FOR BOTH THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTHS OF RAMADAN AND DHUL-HIJJAH ARE BASED UPON NAKED EYE SIGHTINGS ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT ON THE EVENING OF THE 29TH DAY OF THE PRECEDING MONTH. THE SIGHTINGS MUST BE ASTRONOMICALLY POSSIBLE. NO SIGHTINGS THAT ARE SCIENTIFICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ARE ACCEPTED
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