In the name of Allah, the Beneficent,
the Merciful
Announcement Regarding the New
Crescent of
the Holy Month of Shawwal 1431
Eid
al-Fitr
To
all believers in North America,
May the peace and
blessings of Allah be upon all of you.
The Crescent Moon
Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North
America announces, based upon several reports which were received
from across North America, that tomorrow Friday 09/10/2010 is
considered the 1st of Shawwal of the year 1431 for the United
States of America (except
Alaska) and some parts of Canada. Therefore Eid al-Fitr
will be tomorrow for the above mentioned areas.
We ask The Almighty God to bless your work and shower you with His
Blessings in this month, and to hasten the appearance of the Holy
Imam of our time.
The Crescent
Committee
- Sayyid
Mohammed Rizvi, Toronto
- Sheikh
Fadhil al-Sahlani, New York
- Sayyid
Mahboob Mahdi Abdidi Najafi, Chicago
- Sayyid
Rafiq Naqawi, Washington D.C.
- Sayyid
Hassan al-Qizwini, Detroit
Note: The committee was
established in the 9th annual conference of the Council of Shia
Muslim Scholars in North America which was held on November 19th,
in Atlanta, GA.
