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The Islamic Calendar according to Muslims in the UK 1

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THE INSTITUTE FOR THE REVIVAL OFTRADITIONAL ISLAMIC SCIENCESPrivate correspondence has confirmed <strong>the</strong> new criteria discussed by Odeh above.Available from http://www.ummulqura.org.sa/president_address.aspx - accessedon 16th June 2015<strong>The</strong>re are a couple of declarations by Saudi Arabian organisations which state tha<strong>to</strong>bservations are made without <strong>the</strong> use of calculations; <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> first case Wizāra al- Ḥajj wa’lAwqāf state that whe<strong>the</strong>r by eye only or through <strong>the</strong> use of equipment at <strong>the</strong> observa<strong>to</strong>ryand is dated 1409AH; <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> second case al-Riyāsa al-‘ Āmma li’l buḥūth al-alamiyya wa’l-Iftāstate that unaided sight<strong>in</strong>g is used only and no change <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> method has been reported.This <strong>in</strong> itself is a contradiction.7 | W W W . I R T I S . O R G . U K

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