Statement from the Religious Affairs Office at the Institution of the Eminent Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra), regarding the Beginning of the Month of Safar 1447 A.H
The new crescent for the month of Safar 1447 A.H. (central conjunction) will be born on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 19:11 Universal Time, which correspond to 22:11 Beirut summertime.
As shown in the above-mentioned image, sighting the crescent on Thursday evening (the eve of Friday) is impossible in all regions of the world. Therefore, Friday, July 25, 2025, will be the completion of the sacred month of Muḥarram.
Thus, Saturday, July 26, 2025, will be the first day of the month of Safar 1447 A.H across all eastern and western regions of the world, due to the completion of thirty days of the previous month. Additionally, the crescent on the eve of Saturday (Friday night) will be visible in most parts of the world with the naked eye or armed devices (such as telescope), as shown in the second map.
This is based on the jurisprudential opinion of the late Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra), who held that the beginning of the month is established if the crescent can be sighted in any location in the world with which we share part of the night, regardless of whether the sighting is with the naked eye or with the armed one.
We ask Allah, the Most Exalted to grant success in all goodness, to prevent harm, to bring relief to our nation, and to bestow victory and honor. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive, and the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Statement from the Religious Affairs Office at the Institution of the Eminent Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra), regarding the Beginning of the Month of Safar 1447 A.H
The new crescent for the month of Safar 1447 A.H. (central conjunction) will be born on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 19:11 Universal Time, which correspond to 22:11 Beirut summertime.
As shown in the above-mentioned image, sighting the crescent on Thursday evening (the eve of Friday) is impossible in all regions of the world. Therefore, Friday, July 25, 2025, will be the completion of the sacred month of Muḥarram.
Thus, Saturday, July 26, 2025, will be the first day of the month of Safar 1447 A.H across all eastern and western regions of the world, due to the completion of thirty days of the previous month. Additionally, the crescent on the eve of Saturday (Friday night) will be visible in most parts of the world with the naked eye or armed devices (such as telescope), as shown in the second map.
This is based on the jurisprudential opinion of the late Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (ra), who held that the beginning of the month is established if the crescent can be sighted in any location in the world with which we share part of the night, regardless of whether the sighting is with the naked eye or with the armed one.
We ask Allah, the Most Exalted to grant success in all goodness, to prevent harm, to bring relief to our nation, and to bestow victory and honor. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive, and the Most Merciful of the merciful.