Ramadan’s start announced too early? [Archives:2003/682/Letters to the Editor]
October 30 2003
Haydar Banani
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On Sunday, Oct 26th, 2003 before sunset, my son Ahmad Banani, Habib Banani, Mushtaq Anwer and I were at the Hodeidah beach. We waited till the sun went down. Ahmad and Habib were able to see the crescent after some time. Although they said it was very thing , Mushtaq and I (who wears glasses) were unable to see it. I wonder, how did the people see the crescent on Saturday, Oct 25th, after sunset to announce that Sunday Oct 26th was the first day of Ramadhan? Alternatively if they were right in their sighting, we and others would have been able to see tonight’s crescent clearly as every second’s night is?
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