Trial Outcome Itsbat Eid al-Fitr 1432 H Fall Day Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Jakarta (Pinmas) - Following the results of ithbat trial, the government sets the Eid al-Fitr 1432 AH falls on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Determination is contained in the decision of the Minister of Religious Affairs No. 148 of 2011 dated August 29, 2011 on the Determination 1 Syawal 1432 H.

"Summing it clear that 1 Syawal 1432 Hijrah falls on Wednesday, August 31 whether it be approved?" Minister of Religious Affairs Ali answered Suryadharma trial participants agreed on the operation room Religious Affairs Ministry on Monday (29 / 8) night. The trial was attended by ambassadors and representatives of Islamic countries, KH Maruf MUI Chairman Amien, chairman of the Islamic mass organizations, officials and the Director General of the Religious Kemenag Supreme Court, Wahyu.

Menag also responded to the demand of Islamic mass organizations that the government should facilitate a meeting to agree on the same criteria in determining the start of Ramadan, Shawwal and Eid al-Adha one so there is no longer a difference in Indonesia in setting those days. "The differences there are still opportunities, but announcement made at the same time," he said.

Earlier, Chairman of the Religious Affairs Ministry Hisab Rukyat Ahmad Jauhari reported the results of monitoring at 96 locations from Banda Aceh to Papua, 30 sites reported not seeing the new moon (new moon). "There were also reports from Jepara and Cakung at 17:56 o'clock they saw the new moon," Jauhari said.

Jauhari explained, astral conjunction (meeting end of the month and the beginning of a new month) before Syawal falls on Monday, August 29th or 29th of Ramadan so that at sunset the position of the new moon is above the horizon with an altitude of 0 degrees 8 minutes and 1 degree 53 minutes. Thus Ramadan fulfilled to 30 days (istikmal) and 1 Syawal falls on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.

MUI Chairman KH Maruf Amin said the MUI fatwa in 2004 that the determination by the method rukyat and reckoning. In addition the public must follow the determination by the government. Regarding the report from Jepara and Cakung, kiai Maruf said if the report should be supported with adequate knowledge. "If the expert reckoning states may not have to be rejected," he said.

Thus there is a difference with the determination of PP Muhammadiyah with maklumatnya has set the date 1 Syawal falls on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. While the almanac NU based computation set on August 31, 2011.

Chairman of the Standing Committee Falakiah NU, KH Masroeri Ghozali said, NU observations at some point also did not see the moon. "Prediction almanac NU, 1 Syawal falls on Wednesday, August 31. While the report rukyatul hilal NU, 90 points does not work" he said.

Fatah Wibisono, the Board of Muhammadiyah revealed, it remains Eid al-Fitr on August 30. However, he requested that this difference is not an issue and we all keep the Muslim brotherhood. "We appealed to the Eid al-Fitr tomorrow is not attractive," he said

Posted in: Itsbat Eid al-Fitr 1432