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Muslim community in Europe organized a seminar on the Islamic calendar

Muslim community in Europe organized a seminar on the Islamic calendar

The Union of the Islamic Organizations in cooperation with the European Council for Fatwa and Research and the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe,organize the European Symposium on the Islamic calendar, which will be held in Paris, France, during Saturday and Sunday 4th and 5th of Feb., 2012 under the title: Hijri calendar in the light of astronomical data. A delegation from the UAE will take part in this activity consists of Prof. Nidhal Guessoum, Head of Physics and Astronomy at the American University in Sharjah,and Eng. Mohammad Shawkat Odeh, Head of ICOP/ member of the Emirates Society of Astronomy.


This seminar, which calls a group of scientists and astronomers, will address the following points:
1 - Religious calendar and method of determining worshipdates in Islam and other religions.
2 - Determining the beginnings of the lunar months in Islamic jurisprudence.
3 - Resolution of the European Council for Fatwa and Research on the adoption of astronomical calculations.
4 - The birth of the Crescent from the scientific point of view.
5 - The need to identify the beginnings of lunar months.
6 - The best means and ways of working to unify the Islamic calendar between Muslims.

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