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 "The sighting of the moon and the start of fasting", Arab News article - published in Saudi Arabia on 11 February 2000.[Admits that a mistake was made at the beginning of the month of Ramadhan 1420 AH]. 

"On Moon Trail", Saudi Gazette article - published in Saudi Arabia on 22nd December 1999. [Reviewing the MoonCalc 5.2 program by Dr. Monzur Ahmed as a good tool for assisting in accurate moon sighting]. 

"Hilal sighting in Saudi Arabia - A Report", by Dr. Salman Zafar Shaikh, a researcher in Saudi Arabia, 8 March 2000. [Discusses that none of the official Hilal Sighting Committees saw the Ramadhan or Zul-Hijjah moon (on a clear sky) in Saudi Arabia, yet the announcements were made for beginning the lunar months the following days, respectively]. 

"Moon Sighting and the Saudi Umm Al-Qura Calendar". The new Saudi Umm Al-Qura calendar 1421 AH, received from the official committee.[Discusses how the calendar biases the witness claims]. 

"Moon Sighting - Rulings". Some facts about the Solar and Lunar Calendar and the resolutions passed in 1984 International Conference on Lunar Calendar, London. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Last updated: 30 October 2000