I'm confused eid should be a day after hajj is completed rite

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I’m confused eid should be a day after hajj is completed rite then why our imam e masjid has told us that the comatiiiiiiiii has decided to have eid tomorrow in north-east of england (12/02/2003) when eid should be or should have been today (11/02/2003)

eid-ul-adda is celebrated after hajj is completed but we muslims decided to make our own rulzzzzzz typical paki’s

Its not typical paki's... there are two opinions on this issue. The first one is what you yourself stated... that Eid ul Adha should be the day after Hajj... this ruling requires that you do not sight the moon in your region.

The other opinion is that muslims in each region must sight the moon for the start of every month in Islamic calendar. This inculdes the months of Shawwal and Zi-al-Hajjah. Hence, I am assuming, whereever you live, they did not see the moon at the start of Zi-al-Hajjah month and hence announced Eid for Wednesday.

Both opinions rely on almost the same set of historical evidence.

so were there two Eids' in previous times or do we admit that 'historical evidence' could not factor the spread of believers across the world to destinations where moon wouldn't be sighted the same day..

Actually, 'Eid doesn't take place "after hajj is completed". The Hajj is still in session whilst the rest of the Muslim world celebrates 'Eid. In fact, for those performing Hajj, the day of 'Eid (10th of Dhul-Hijjah) is probably one of the busiest periods: they arrive back in Mina from Muzdalifah, stone the pillars, shave/cut their hair, sacrifice an animal, circumambulate the Ka'bah and walk/run between Safa and Marwah etc. They are doing all of this whilst we are celebrating 'Eid. The Hajj then continues for a further three days in Mina (on each day the pillars are stoned again) although it permissible to leave after staying two days only.

Having said that, the completion of the Day of Arafat (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), because of its particular significance, usually leads people to think that the Hajj is over or at least a greater part of it has been completed. The Day of Arafat immediately precedes the Day of 'Eid.

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so were there two Eids' in previous times or do we admit that 'historical evidence' could not factor the spread of believers across the world to destinations where moon wouldn't be sighted the same day..
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Thats true. Muslims all over the world will sight moon for determining the start of muslim calendar. I am not aware of any evidence to suggest special efforts were made to spread the news far and wide across the ummah.

However, it is said that if you have a witnesses who says that they saw the moon, then all muslims in the area should act according to the information. In old times, probably the maximum such a news can travel will be how much a horse can run in a day. With modern communication technologies, some people argue that as soon as moon is sighted anywhere in the world, that should be enough evidence for all muslims to follow across the world. Hence the difference of opinion.