We cannot blindly follow KSA, but …
- The centre of Muslim world is Mecca & Medina.
- So, some people follow the new-moon sighting of KSA.
- If the 1st new-moon is sighted in KSA, then rest of the countries of the world can observe Ramadan/Eid on the basis of that sighting.
- If some other countries of the world sight the 1st new-moon, even then KSA is found to follow it. If means that KSA follows 1st moon single anywhere in the world.
- Incidentally it is worth mentioning that Saudi Arab performed Hajj on 29th December, 2006 by taking it as 9th of Zilhajj and also performed Eidul Adha on the next day.
- Whereas, Bangladesh performed Eidul Adha on the 1st January, 2007 (2 days later than KSA) as per its own calendar. I do not find any logic behind this.
- Such a big difference/gap cannot be accepted by Qur’an/Sunnah in this twenty first century.
- I have not seen any person with little or no education to support this deviation.
- So, there is no other alternative than to observing Ramadan Eid on the same day worldwide, after first sighting of the new-moon. The “International Moon-sighting Committee” can also take care about it.
- Even if the Muslim Ummah wholly considers the Khanai Kaaba as centre of the world & considers the moon-rise at Mecca after sunset as the starting of new moon, and begins counting lunar month from next day, then counting of lunar month will be very close to accuracy. Because there is very little difference between my proposal & that of Ummul Qura. But we have to see, if there is a difference in this counting with the one given in the Holy Qur’an. If this counting is followed, then major chaos regarding counting of week-days & dates and even occurrence of Qiyamat on the same day may go. Those who follow KSA, they do a better job than those who observe Ramadan / Eid in 2/3 days.
- In this connection it can be stated that for the last 70 years Sadra Darbar Sharif of Chandpur district in Bangladesh and subsequently in many other places of the world are fasting along with Saudi Arabia.