{"id":17306,"date":"2014-06-27T21:23:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T13:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=17306"},"modified":"2014-06-27T21:23:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T13:23:29","slug":"armm-muslims-waiting-for-crescent-moon-to-start-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/27\/armm-muslims-waiting-for-crescent-moon-to-start-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"ARMM Muslims waiting for crescent moon to start Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COTABATO CITY \u2013- Muslim religious leaders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will conduct moon sighting Friday night to determine whether fasting starts on Saturday or Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commissioner Mike Ibrahim, a member of the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos and a religious leader, said members of the Darul Ifta (House of Opinion) of Islam will conduct moon sighting at 7 p.m. Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dIf the moon is sighted tonight, the month-long Ramadhan starts Saturday,\u201d Ibrahim, also chair of the Ulama Council of the Philippines, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dIf the crescent moon is not sighted today anywhere in the world, fasting automatically starts on Sunday,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fasting from food, water and earthly desires are observed by Muslim faithful from dawn to sunset that will last for a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is one of the five pillars of Islam and all abled bodied Muslim believers must observe fasting as a religious obligation, according Ustadz Jaafar Ali, speaking for Darul Iftah, the organization of Islamic religious leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Various activities like nightly presentation at the ARMM compound have been prepared ahead of the fasting month.<\/span><\/p>\n

ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said a food festival is being prepared at the ARMM compound so Muslims can break the fast shortly after work.<\/span><\/p>\n

The start of fasting month is a regular working day but Muslim workers are allowed to work until 3 p.m. without noon break to give them ample time to prepare for breaking of the fast at sunset.<\/span><\/p>\n

The month of Ramadan begins with a new moon, which marks the start of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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