First Roza?

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sunday

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gone

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we started today.
There was no unity in local mosques either. Called few mosques and some said Sat and some said SUnday

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We are not supposed to fast on the day of doubt.

Ref: Fasting on the day of doubt

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but who said there is any doubt?
some are saying yes they have sighted the moon…others are saying no they havent. Therefore the ones that have seen it will fast of course! besides dont you only need 2 witnesses to sight to moon to accept it? if yes…then it should be accepted.

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I'm not talking about those in the Middle East. They have sighted the moon. I'm referring to ISNA and the like who solely based it on astronomical calculations.

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but it was sighted in certain places in the usa as well....i posted a link in general.

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we’ve started fasting today and it’s saturday. most of the people here in london started fasting today aswell. it’s only two mosques that are starting tomorrow. but the rest started today.
Ramadan mubarak to everybody.:yahoo:

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Just thought I’d share this..

Al-Bukhaari (1914) and Muslim (1082) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:** “Do not anticipate Ramadaan by fasting one or two days before it begins, but if a man habitually fasts, then let him fast.”**

Abu Dawood (3237), al-Tirmidhi (738) and Ibn Maajah (1651) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When Sha’baan is half over, do not fast.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 590.

Al-Nawawi (RA) said:

The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Do not anticipate Ramadaan by fasting one or two days before it begins, but if a man habitually fasts, then let him fast,” clearly indicate that it is not allowed to anticipate Ramadaan by fasting one or two days before it begins, for those who do not have a habitual pattern of fasting or who are not continuing to fast after starting to fast before (in the first half of Sha’baan). **If one is not continuing to fast or does not have a regular pattern of fasting, then it is haraam.
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From US Naval Observatory

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_pap.pl

Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey (longitude W74.7, latitude N40.4):

    Saturday 
    23 September 2006     Eastern Daylight Time          

                     SUN
    Begin civil twilight       6:20 a.m.                 
    Sunrise                    6:47 a.m.                 
    Sun transit               12:51 p.m.                 
    Sunset                     6:54 p.m.                 
    End civil twilight         7:21 p.m.                 

                     MOON
    Moonset                    6:59 p.m. on preceding day
    Moonrise                   7:49 a.m.                 
    Moon transit               1:38 p.m.                 
    Moonset                    7:18 p.m.                 
    Moonrise                   8:49 a.m. on following day

**Phase of the Moon on 23 September: waxing crescent with 1% of the Moon’s visible disk illuminated.

New Moon on 22 September 2006 at 7:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. **

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Actually London is split amongst those that followed the Regents Park Mosque (who in turn followed the Saudis) and those that made their decision based upon the moonisghting in the UK or the closest Muslim country to the UK (i.e. Morrocco).

The only “Pakistani” Mosque that I am aware of that has started fasting on Saturday is the Minhaj Ul Quran Centre. All the others have started on Sunday.