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Month: September 2006

Email to MCB regarding Moonsighting

Email to MCB regarding Moonsighting

as-salamu ‘alaykum, Dear sir or madam, As a Muslim citizen of the UK whom you claim to represent, I am concerned about your methods by which you announce the start of Islamic months. Despite the FACT that all moonsighting experts Muslim or otherwise have stated the IMPOSSIBILITY sighting of the new moon on Friday 22nd of September (2006) please refer to: http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org/nextnewmoon.htm you have somewhat magically announced BOGUS moonsightings from Saudi Arabia, a country whose government DOES NOT use moonsighting…

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CESAREAN MOON BIRTHS by Sh Hamza Yusuf

CESAREAN MOON BIRTHS by Sh Hamza Yusuf

Must read… (published on the Zaytuna Institute website) CESAREAN MOON BIRTHS (Pt. 1) By Hamza Yusuf CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL ARTICLE Article Abstract: This paper will examine the issue of Muslims physically sighting the crescent moon as the basis for beginning the months that constitute their lunar calendar. The argument posed here is especially relevant in the United States and Canada where the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and its allied Fiqh Council of North America are…

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Faith’s Friction

Faith’s Friction

Tampa woman who lost eight relatives in the 9/11 attacks converts to Islam as tensions simmer from the memories and new terror plots. But she presses on. http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/08/Tampabay/Faith_s_friction.shtml wa’as-salam Mas’ud www.masud.co.uk