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Happy Ramadhan 2008 1429

By A. Fatih Syuhud on August 31, 2008 in

Happy Ramadhan 2008 AC / 1429 AH for all Muslims around the world who perform thirty-day long fasting. The starting day of Ramadhan this year most probably on Monday 1st of September or Tuesday 2nd of September 2008.

The two probabilities (First or Second of September) happens because the starting day of Ramadan is based on lunar calendar [1]. That’s said in many Arab countries, especially in the Gulf States, Ramadan 1429 will start on Monday September 1.

For prayer times schedule around the world during Ramadan (including sahr and iftar timetable) and other months of the year click here. Or you can search a specific city or place nearby here.

OFFICIAL 1st Day of Ramadan in Different Countries [2]

August 31, 2008 (Sunday):

  1. Libya (Based on Calulations)
  2. Nigeria (Based on Sighting Claim)

September 1, 2008 (Monday) – Based on calculations:

  1. Australia – Islamic center in Canberra
  2. Austria
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Bahrain
  5. Belgium
  6. Bosnia
  7. Bulgaria
  8. Canada
  9. Croatia
  10. Egypt
  11. France
  12. Germany
  13. Indonesia – Muhammadiyah, second largest Muslim group
  14. Kazakhstan
  15. Kirghizstan
  16. Kosovo
  17. Kuwait
  18. Macedonia
  19. Maldives
  20. Mexico
  21. Montenegro
  22. Netherlands
  23. Philippines
  24. Qatar
  25. Romania
  26. Russia
  27. Saudi Arabia
  28. Serbia
  29. Singapore
  30. Slovenia
  31. Turkey
  32. Ukraine
  33. United Arab Emirates
  34. USA
  35. Uzbekistan
  36. Yemen

Expected Announcement for September 2, 2008 (Tuesday):

  1. Algeria
  2. Bangladesh
  3. India
  4. Indonesia – Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Muslim group
  5. Kenya
  6. Mauritius
  7. Morocco
  8. Pakistan
  9. Tunisia

 

Further reading:

  1. Ramadhan, meaning, definition & requirements.
  2. Ramadhan 2007 AC 1428 AH
  3. Idul Fitri 2007 AC/1428 AH
  4. Celebrating Eids the blogger way
  5. Mengapa Lebaran Berbeda (Bahasa Indonesia)

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[1] Muslims measure the passage of time using the Islamic (Hijrah) calendar. This calendar has twelve lunar months, the beginnings and endings of which are determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Years are counted since the Hijrah, which is when the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Madinah (approximately July 622 A.D.).

[2] Courtesy: moonsighting.com

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48 Responses

  1. artikel pendidikan indonesia
    artikel pendidikan indonesia September 2, 2008 at 12:41 am | Reply

    margaret said nice words above. mr. fatih where is you next posts?

  2. sahrudin
    sahrudin September 2, 2008 at 4:51 am | Reply

    Met Puasa….Marhaban Ya Ramadhan.

    1. musa Gimba
      musa Gimba January 17, 2009 at 8:23 am | Reply

      may Alla reward everyone of us accordinly

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  4. Red@
    Red@ September 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm | Reply

    i live in Algeria and today is our second Ramadhan day ;)

    #happy ramadhan Red@ :)

  5. wawanwae
    wawanwae September 2, 2008 at 3:11 pm | Reply

    mest menjalankan ibadah puasa mas fatih. semoga mendapat barokah dari Allah SWT. Amin

  6. Tini
    Tini September 3, 2008 at 4:42 am | Reply

    Met mJLnkan ibDa puasa bwt cmuanya…..
    Mohon ma’f lahir batin, semoga dengan hati yang bersih ibadah Ramadhan kita dapat diterima oleh Allah SWT serta mendapatkan ampunan dan limpahan rahmatNya, Amin    ..:)

  7. Hendrawan
    Hendrawan September 3, 2008 at 6:29 am | Reply

    wew, you captured almost all of country, happy fasting brother…

  8. Calvin
    Calvin September 3, 2008 at 10:37 am | Reply

    oh ya lupa met puasa ya mas

  9. kipas
    kipas September 4, 2008 at 12:57 am | Reply

    Met puasa juga buat all. ;)

  10. heru
    heru September 4, 2008 at 3:59 am | Reply

    happy ramadhan to all …

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