Saudi Claims Seeing Rajab Crescent on Saturday 14 July 2007
Although it was 2 hours and 41 minutes old as seen from Makkah, and it stayed for 14 minutes only after sunset, Saudi officially declared that this crescent was seen! We wonder if all the experienced astronomers in the world were not able to see that crescent on that day from anywhere on Earth by telescopes even from far western location, then how it was visible in Saudi by naked eye! Well, we all know that this is not the first false sighting in Saudi! Kindly find below the official statement. Thus, Saudi will look for Shaban crescent on Sunday 12 August! We must feel shamed when our officials are asking us to look for the crescent when we know that the moon will set before sunset! It is not only waste of time, but it is also disrespect to the science and our minds.
Re: Saudi Claims Seeing Rajab Crescent on Saturday 14 July 2007
Saudies wrong annoucement of crescent always creates problem in Pakistan and other places of the world. And this is going to happen this year again.
Re: Saudi Claims Seeing Rajab Crescent on Saturday 14 July 2007
Salamun Alaikum
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=256191
The answer to this issue lies in the above discussion if you sincerely try to understand.
Iltemase dua
Re: Saudi Claims Seeing Rajab Crescent on Saturday 14 July 2007
why don't they use a telescope instead of spotting the moon with the naked eye?
I mean there is technology here to avoid such mis-communications
Re: Saudi Claims Seeing Rajab Crescent on Saturday 14 July 2007
^ Please search and read topics why technology is not used. Enf debates about that already.
P>S: AFAIK , "ISNA" uses technolgoy to tell the times of Eid etc