Umm Abdul-Malik Naadira Bint Henry Fitzgerald
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This was taken from the Saudi Press Agency...
Higher Judiciary Council revises start of Dhu Alhijjah
Riyadh, Jan 14, SPA -- The Higher Judiciary Council issued a statement today asserting that the month of Dhu Alhijjah for this year, 1425 H., actually started on Tuesday 11 January 2005.
Therefore, the stand on Arafah will be on Wednesday 19 January 2005 and Eid Aladha will be on Thursday 20 January 2005, the council said. The council explained that the revision of the start of Dhu Alhijjah was based on witnesses' testimonies indicating that according to the sighting of the crescent, the month of Dhu Alhijjah for this year, 1425 H., actually started on Tuesday 11 January 2005 and not on Wednesday.
The council said it revised the date of the start of the month after witnesses came forward today evening and testified that they saw the crescent of the start of the month on Monday evening proving that the month actually started on Tuesday. --SPA 2258 Local Time 1958 GMT
umm.abdulmalik
14-01-2005 @ 10:26 PM
