Statement from the Sharia Office at the institution of The late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), regarding the determination of the beginning of the month of Muharram for the year 1446 AH :
The new moon of the month of Muharram for the year 1446 H will be born (central conjunction) on Friday, July 5, 2024, at 10:57 GMT, which corresponds to 01:57 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2024, Beirut time.
As seen in the attached image, the sighting of the crescent on Friday evening (the night of Saturday) is impossible in all regions of the world. Therefore, Saturday will be the completion of thirty days of the month of Zu al-Hijjah.
On Saturday evening, the crescent can be easily seen with the naked eye in the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It can also be seen with the naked eye, but with clear skies and experienced observers, in the upper part of North America, most of Africa, and some parts of Europe. It can be seen with the armed eye in the lower southern part of Africa and many regions in the Far East. which our regions obviously share part of the night with.
Thus, the new Hijri year and the beginning of the month of Muharram will be on Sunday, 07/07/2024, for all regions of the world according to the jurisprudential ruling of the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra) who considers the month to begin if the crescent can be sighted in any part of the world, provided we share part of the night with that region, whether the sighting is with the naked eye or with the armed one, in addition to the completion of thirty days of the previous month.
We ask Allah, the Most Exalted, to make it a year of blessings, relief, and mercy for the Islamic nation, to reward us for our grief for the Master of Martyrs (a.s.), and to grant victory and relief to our nation. He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Statement from the Sharia Office at the institution of The late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), regarding the determination of the beginning of the month of Muharram for the year 1446 AH :
The new moon of the month of Muharram for the year 1446 H will be born (central conjunction) on Friday, July 5, 2024, at 10:57 GMT, which corresponds to 01:57 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2024, Beirut time.
As seen in the attached image, the sighting of the crescent on Friday evening (the night of Saturday) is impossible in all regions of the world. Therefore, Saturday will be the completion of thirty days of the month of Zu al-Hijjah.
On Saturday evening, the crescent can be easily seen with the naked eye in the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It can also be seen with the naked eye, but with clear skies and experienced observers, in the upper part of North America, most of Africa, and some parts of Europe. It can be seen with the armed eye in the lower southern part of Africa and many regions in the Far East. which our regions obviously share part of the night with.
Thus, the new Hijri year and the beginning of the month of Muharram will be on Sunday, 07/07/2024, for all regions of the world according to the jurisprudential ruling of the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra) who considers the month to begin if the crescent can be sighted in any part of the world, provided we share part of the night with that region, whether the sighting is with the naked eye or with the armed one, in addition to the completion of thirty days of the previous month.
We ask Allah, the Most Exalted, to make it a year of blessings, relief, and mercy for the Islamic nation, to reward us for our grief for the Master of Martyrs (a.s.), and to grant victory and relief to our nation. He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.