Saudi Announces; Thul Hijjah Starts on Thursday and Eid on Saturday!
Even though the crescent was not in the sky, Saudi has announced that there are persons who saw the crescent on Wednesday 20 December 2006, and hence the start of Thul Hijjah is Thursday 21 December 2006, and Al-Eid will begin on Saturday 30 December 2006. This is not the fist time Saudi claims seeing the crescent when the Moon is NOT in the sky! Kindly find below the Saudi official statement.
