Sha'baan 1436 starts at Fajr, on Tuesday.

[Chief Editor, Hijri Committee of India]

(BISMILAAHI   R'RAHMAANI   R'RAHEEM)

Dear Brothers & Sisters

Assalaamu alaikkum wa Rahmathullaahi wa Barakaathu hu

This month of Rajab, one of the Sacred months was started  on Sunday, Monday

as well as on Tuesday by different countries / regions !!  Thus 1-7-1436 fell on three days of the

week !!  Majority of Muslims did not find any fault in such an anomaly.  They did not not remember 

that in a calendar such anomalies should not occur, especially in an Islamic calendar.  Because 

an Islamic calendar distinguishes Haram and Halaal.

How much hue and cry would have been there, all over the world, from all quarters,

including our own Muslim brethern, if 1-1-2015 falls on Thursday, Friday and Saturday??!!

No one will tolerate such errors in man-made calendar.   But, majority keep silent when

such manipulations are made in Allaah's Calendar.  Majority of muslims forget

that in the Kitaab of Allaah, there is only one calendar and that it will not have any errors.

Starting the month of Rajab  on wrong day amounts to Nassie, which Noble Qur'an describes as

"ziadathun fil kufr".    We request all to be careful not to repeat the same mistakes again and again.

On Monday    (11 May) the moon was half and was overhead at Fajr.   On Tuesday  at Fajr we saw 

the straight line has caved in and the horns are  well defined and prominent. 

Since in the Last Quarter,  the moon attains the shape of a BIG crescent on a Tuesday  the 1st 

of the new month ( Sha'baan ) will start at Fajr on the following Tuesday (19 May). 

Keep watching the moon everyday at Fajr and you can see " Al urjoon Al qadeem" (36:39) on 

Sunday (17 May).  Monday (18 May) is the day of conjunction  and hence the last day of the month.

Sha'baan starts at Fajr on Tuesday (19 May).

Hadeeth teaches us that the Prophet  (PBUH) observed all the phases throughout the year especially 

those of Sha'baan.  So, we request all to follow the Sunnah.

All are reminded that ending the Sacred month of Rajab on a wrong day (Tuesday or Wednesday)

 too will end with committing "Nassie".  ITHAQULLAAH !

May Almighty Allah keep all of us in the Right Path. Aameen. 

Wa salaam 

For HIJRI COMMITTEE OF INDIA
IRSHAD  SAIT  N. M.  (Chief Editor) HIJRI COMMITTEE OF INDIA 7/858 B, AWH Building S. M. STREET KOZHIKODE - 673001. INDIA
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