وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Wednesday 24th September 2014 (29th Dhul Hijjah as per Ummul Qura Calendar) I was in Dammam (Saudi Arabia) and decided to join the local Hilal observer group. The sun disappeared 5 minutes before the local sunset behind the hazy/dusty horizon, so there was no chance of sighting the hilal, even with telescopes.

I was told that none of the official Hilal Committee Members were able to sight the hilal either, but the court has accepted the claims of a few early-sighters from near Riyadh (Shaqra/Sudair), even though the moon was not expected to be sighted anywhere in the whole world on that evening.

I should also mention that the Saudi scholars strictly follow the Fiqh ruling of Ikhtilaf-Matale (difference of horizons) and hence they do not accept any sighting reports from outside their country. They also advise all neighbouring and foreign countries to follow their own respective sightings and not that of Saudi Arabia, even for fasting on the “Day of Arafah”!

Consequently, Eid-ul Adha will be on Saturday 4th October 2014 in Saudi Arabia (and those who choose to follow them without any undue influence) and on Sunday 5th October 2014 for all those who follow verified moon sighting news (Muhaqaq-Ruyat-Basari). Eid Muabark to all Muslims." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "The New Crescent of DzulHijjah 1435 AH was not sighted from Assalaam Observatory, Kartasura Sukoharjo Central Java Indonesia, on the evening of Wednesday, 24 September 2014. 

We are about 80 students from CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam) and CASTROSMALSA (Club Astronomi SMA Al-Islam 1 Surakarta) and several teachers.

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs was officially announced through the Itsbat that Thursday, 25 September 2014 is the completion of 30 days for DzulQo'dah 1435 AH. Hence, the 1st of DzulHijjah 1435 AH will commence on Friday, 26 September 2014. Subsequently, the Eid al-Adha will fall on Sunday, 05 October 2014" 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور محمد حسين   أحمد "Al-salam 'alaykum

“The new moon for the month of Dhul Hijjah 1435 was not sighted from Brunei (4° 55′ North and 114° 55′ East) on the evening of Wednesday, 24 September 2014. This was officially announced through the Brunei National TV and Radio stations. Therefore, tomorrow, Thursday, 25 September 2014 is the completion of 30 days for the month of Dhul Qaedah in Brunei. Hence, the 1st of Dhul Hijjah 1435 will commence on Friday, 26 September 2014. Subsequently, the Eid al-Adha will fall on Sunday, 05 October 2014”.

“I would like to take this opportunity to wish Muslims across the world a happy and blessed Eid Adha. May Allah grant us success, victory, unity and improve the conditions of Muslims around the world to the best, Amin”.  (Dr Mohammed Hussain Ahmad)
" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد هاشم سالي "No hilaal was reported as sighted anywhere within the boundaries of South Africa. The Muslim Judicial Council and the United Ulama Council of South Africa confirmed that Eidul Adhaa shall be on Sunday 5 October 2014, whilst Majlisush Shura al Islami and the Islamic Council of South Africa, determined Eidul Adhaa to be on Saturday, 4 October 2014. As a consequence of which, South Africa shall sadly be split on the celebration of Eidul Adhaa tis year again.

Koelloe aam wa antoem bi khayr

Taqabbalallahu ta aala minnaa wa mienkoem

Imam Hashim Salie" 

وقال عضو المشروع الأستاذ دكتور محمد سالم البوسعيدي "The atmosphere was very clear but we could not see the Crescent Moon after sunset." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد بابا عبد الله "Date of observation, Wednesday September 24, 2014. Time of observation: between 5:57 PM and 6:10 PM local time. Location of sighting effort (From Agric. area to Choggu Lowcost Bungalows) Tamale, Ghana. The crescent was NOT seen in this area of my sighting effort. The sky was very cloudy along the western horizon. I actually did not expect to see any crescent, because the moon's age as at that time was only about 12 hrs. with a moon lag time of around 13 minutes." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد المغربي "دار الافتاء الليبية تعلن أن يوم الخميس هو أول أيام شهر ذي الحجة بناء علی شهادة دولة السعودية ." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قمر الدين محمد "The new hilaal is not visible here in Ilorin" 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "It is interesting that the moon is not sighted in Brunei that is withing the magenta zone. " 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس مارتن إليسياسر "I observed the evening crescent from the site of a large telescope convention in the austrian alps, the "ITT" at a height of 1800m. The weather was cloudy but showed some promising gaps in the west. The air was very clear and dry so i had good hopes of finding the crescent even though it would set soon after the sun. The imaging system easily showed the crescent when it came into the gap in the clouds (only 2° above the horizon) and i could also see it clear enough with 12x50 binoculars. I could follow the crescent with the imaging system till it sank behind very distant mountains. The visual view got better after the first sighting as the sky got darker and due to the very good transparency the lower altitude did not harm the view at all." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "I arrived at my sighting location (The Blacksburg Middle School) at 6:45 pm EDT (sunset: 7:13 pm).  Using a pair of binoculars (7X50), I scanned the WSW horizon, upper left side of the sun.  The horizon was mostly clear and hazy.  My first binocular sighting was at 6:58 pm, about 15 minutes before sunset (crescent's elevation: ~9 degrees).  It took 20 more minutes before I could see the very thin moon with naked eye at 7:18 pm.  At this time, the crescent was about 6 degrees above the horizon.  The horns were at 2:00 and 6:00 O'clock (2:00;4:00;6:00).  Mercury was sighted at 7:40 pm, only through the binoculars.  My last crescent sighting was at 7:54 pm when the moon disappeared behind clouds, very low in the horizon (moonset: 7:59 pm)." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد سوجنج  رياضي "The new crescent of Dzulhijjah 1435 AH was SEEN from Assalaam Observatory,Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo - Surakarta Central Java Indonesia on Thursday, 25 September 2014.

We are about 60 students of CASA (Club Astronomi Santri Assalaam), The Modern Boarding School of Islam Assalaam." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس علي  جانغرباني "Observers: 1.Sayed Abolfazl Kahangi 2.Ali Janghorbani 3.Keyvan Kazempoor 4.Mr.Ghasemi 5.Shahriar Gholami 6.Mr.Gholami 7.Ahmad Farazmand 8.Zahra Hashemifar 9.Mohadeseh Alinejad 10.Shakiba Moslehi 11.Shakiba Farazmand 12.Zahra Farokhpoor 13.Mrs.Kazempoor 14.Naimeh Sadat Saniie 15.Reyhaneh Dadvand 16.shakiba Moslehi 17.Sadra Nikeghbal 18.Hossein Jeridehdar" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين  جانقربانی "In the name of God
Thul Hijjah  Crescent Observation Report
Astronomy and Geophysics Center of Shahreza – The Crescent Association of Shahreza
Report by: Hossein Janghorbani (Najm-al-Sepehr) – Manager of Shahreza Crescent Association and Red Crescent’s Astronomy and Geophysics Center
Date: Thursday, 09/25/2014
Location: Damzad foothills in the East of Shahreza (latitude: 32 00 N, longitude: 51 52 E, elevation: 1825m from sea level, time zone: +3.5 GMT)
Equipments: two sets of 15*70, one sets of 7*50 binoculars, one compass.
Atmospheric condition: hazy in western horizon.
Horizon obstacles: about 2.5°
Apparent sunset: 17:46
Apparent Moonset:18:20
Results: Moon crescent was seen by 15*70 binoculars by Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal at 18:07 between hazy, for the first time. Other group members observed crescent by 15*70 and 7*50 binoculars subsequently. Crescent observed by Roya Ghermezi,Fatemeh Tavakoli,Nazanin Piroozmandan  18:16 by naked eye.
Observers:
1-Sayed Farzad Alavi 2.Hamed Rezaee 3. Mohammad Amin Salehpoor 4. Mohammad Javad Nikeghbal 5. Hossein Janghorbani 6. Nazanin Piroozmandan 7. Narjes Zare 8. Zinat Ghermezi 9. Roya Ghermezi 10. Fatemeh Tavakoli 11. Narges Shahnazari 12. Zahra Fallahi
" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد شيخ باركار "although it was very cloudy there was a streak of clearance south to north of about a degree wide

armed with approx position of crescent etc i "waited" it out

one thing i dont understand: "odeh" specs gives moon azimuth about 3 degrees north (right) (271 deg) of sunset position (268 deg), but in fact it was about 3 degrees to the south (left) of sun
" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد بابا عبد الله "The crescent was SEEN, having a 2 to 7 o'clock orientation around 6:23 pm local time. The sky was clear on the western horizon. Date of observation, Thursday September 25, 2014. Location of sighting effort (From Agric. area to Choggu Lowcost Bungalows) Tamale, Ghana." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس محمد عبدالكريم "لم تتم رؤية الهلال حيث كان الأفق الغربي ملوثا بالصباب والأدخنة التي لم تساعد على الرؤية." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "The moon was not sighted according to the criteria laid down. However there was a thin crescent to the right of sunset. The presence of 4 stars on the western horizon immediately after maghrib prayer is a usual sign that the moon has set. According to the holy Qur'an 16:15 the moon has set.  Moreover my town is in the green zone where according to hisab the moon will be sighted." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "It has been generally cloudy. I sighted the appearance of the moon only on the 2oth."