OFFICIAL 1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries Sunday, 27 July 2014: Hijri Committee of India, a small minority in India (The day after conjunction is the first day of the month) Nigeria (Announced based on mistaken claims of sighting) Monday, 28 July 2014: Afghanistan (Follow Saudi) Albania (Follow Saudi) Algeria (Follow Saudi) Armenia (Follow Saudi) Austria (Follow Saudi) Azerbaijan (Follow Saudi) Bahrain (Follow Saudi) Bangladesh (Some areas follow Saudi) Barbados (Local Sighting) Belgium (Follow Saudi) Bolivia (Follow Saudi) Bosnia and Hercegovina (Follow Turkey) Bulgaria (Follow Saudi) Canada (FCNA/ISNA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America) Chechnia (Follow Saudi) Chile (Local Sighting) China (Majority Follow MeccaCalendar.org) Cosovo (Follow Turkey) Croatia (Follow Turkey) Denmark (Follow Saudi) Egypt - Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset Fiji Islands (Late change of decision by Fiji Muslim League) fianz.co.nz/eid-ul-fitr-1435h Finland (Follow Saudi) France (Union des organisations islamiques de France) [also CFCM (Conseil français du culte musulman)] Georgia (Follow Saudi) Guyana (Accepted Chile sighting) Hungary (Follow Saudi) Iceland (Follow Saudi) Indonesia (Claims of Sighting - Official Announcement) Iraq (Sunnis Follow Saudi) Ireland (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research) Italy (Follow Saudi) Jordan (Follow Saudi) Kazakhstan (Follow Saudi) Kenya (Claims of sighting) Kuwait (Follow Saudi) Kyrgizstan (Follow Saudi) Lebanon (Follow Saudi) Libya (following others who declared Eid on Monday 28 July) Luxembourg (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research) Macedonia (Follow Turkey) Madagascer (Local Sighting) Malawi (Local Sighting) Malaysia (Age > 8 hours, altitude > 2°, elongation > 3°) Mauritania (Follow Saudi) Montenegro (Follow Turkey) Namibia (Follow Saudi) Netherlands (Follow Turkey) New Zealand (Federation of Islamic Association of New Zealand) fianz.co.nz/eid-ul-fitr-1435h Norway (Some follow Saudi) Palestine (Follow Saudi) Philippines (Follow Saudi) Poland (Calculation) Qatar (Follow Saudi) Romania (Follow Saudi) Russia (Follow Turkey) Saudi Arabia (Official Announcement) Serbia (Follow Turkey) Slovania (Follow Turkey) South Africa (Local Sighting) Spain (Some Follow Saudi) Sudan (Follow Saudi) Sweden (Follow Saudi) Switzerland (Follow Saudi) Syria (Official Decision) Taiwan (Follow Saudi) Tajikistan (Follow Saudi) Tatarstan (Follow Saudi) Tunisia (Criteria of age, or altitude, or sunset-moonset lag) Turkey (Somewhere on the globe Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8°) Turkmenistan (Follow Saudi) U.A.E. (Follow Saudi) UK (Follow Saudi) [Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London] UK (Local Sighting) [Wifaaqul ulama), (Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat], OR (Sighting from South Africa) USA (FCNA/ISNA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America) Uzbekistan (Follow Saudi) Yemen (Completed 30 days) Zimbabwe (South Africa Sighting) Tuesday, 29 July 2014: Australia (Local Sighting) Brunei (Local Sighting) China (Some follow Local Sighting) Hong Kong (Local Sighting) India (Local Sighting) Iran (Local Sighting) Iraq (Shiaas Follow Local Sighting) Morocco (Local Sighting) Oman (Local Sighting) Pakistan (Local Sighting) Spain (Some Follow Morocco) Sri Lanka (Local Sighting) Tanzania (Local Sighting)
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:00:58 +0000
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