In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Announcement Concerning: The Crescent Moon of…
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Announcement Concerning:
The Crescent Moon of the Month of Jamadi al-Awwal, 1438 A.H.
إضغط هنا لملاحظة بيان هلال شهرجمادىالأول
To the respected believers in North America, Peace be upon you. The Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America announces that Sunday, January 29th, 2017, will be the first day of the month of Jamadi al-Awwal, 1438 A.H. for the entire region of the United States and southern and western parts of Canada. This determination is based on the fact that there were reported sightings of the crescent moon by the naked eye during the sunset of Saturday, January 28th, 2017 from many locations. We ask Allah, the Most High, for success in performing good deeds and hasten the Return of Our Master, Imam Mahdi (p). Important Islamic events in this month:5 Jamadi-I | (Feb 2) | Birthday of Lady Zainab, daughter of Imam Ali (p) - (5th year A.H.) |
13 Jamadi-I | (Feb 10) | Martyrdom of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (p) - (11th year A.H.) |
- Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, Toronto, Canada.
- Shaykh Fadhil al-Sahlani, New York, NY.
- Sayyid Mahboob Mehdi Abedi, Chicago, IL.
- Shaykh Muhammed Ja’far Banglori, Miami, FL.
- Shaykh Sabah al-Ebadi, Vancouver, Canada.
The Moon-Sighting Committee The Moon-Sighting Committee was established in 2007 by The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America, which annually selects new members to serve on its behalf. It has offered its services to the believers in North America every month since. The current committee was appointed at the Fifteenth Conference of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America held in Chicago in August 2015. |