وقال عضو المشروع السيد بندر البطحي "The weather was very clear but the crescent was not seen by the official committee using naked eyes and binoculars. " 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Wednesday 29 Dhul Hijjah 1430 AH  (16 December 2009) many of us from UK have tried to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Muharram 1431 AH after sunset, but there were no sighting reports received, as many places were totally foggy/cloudy. 

We have not received any news of actual sighting from any countries in the East of UK either. Therefore, the Ulama have decided that the month of Dhul Hijjah 1430 AH will have 30 days and the month of Muharram 1431 AH (Islamic New Year) will start from Friday 18 December 2009, which means Ashura (10 Muharram) will be on Sunday 27 December 2009, Insha-Allah." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Wednesday, December 16, 2009), using a pair of binoculars (7X50), we (two of us) attempted sighting the moon of Muharram in Blacksburg Virginia with no success.  We arrived at the sighting location before sunset (sunset: 5:05 pm EST) and stayed well after moonset (moonset: 5:13 pm EST).  A streak of cloud was present near the western horizon (covering 2-3 degrees of the lower part of the horizon; see the attached photograph).  At 5:24 pm, we sighted Mercury, first with binoculars and then by naked eye.  Since tomorrow's moon position will be in the lower right side of Mercury and considering today's high elevation of the planet, weather permitting, moon is expected to be seen easily." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد كهيم حسين "The crescent was confirmed NOT SEEN in Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Guyana and Barbados after sunset on Wed 16th Dec 09. Therefore in Trinidad and Tobago the Month of Dhul Hijjah would complete 30 days and the 1st day Muharram will be on Friday 18th Dec 09.
The moon was however sighted after sunset of Thursday 17th Dec 09 on a very clear sky.
Kahiam Hosein
On behalf of Darul Uloom Moon Committee
Trinidad and Tobago" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عثمان دوكو "We did not see the crescent, in spite of the fine weather." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين الشيخ عيسى "The crescent of Muharram 1431 was seen by binocular and by naked eys, (18) persens have observed Muharram 1431 crescent from Boulanouar station in Ghardaia using tow binoculars (07x50),the first Vision is it at 18:07 by binocular; the crescent was seen by naked eyes at 18:09.  mercure was seen befor. Member of the club AMMI SAID d'ASTRONOMIE AMATEUR. Happy new year for all ICOP members and Muslims; Thank's... " 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد إبارهيما لو "The national Committee of Hilal sighting have announced the crescent was seen  in Bakel (Senegal) on Thursday 17 December." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبد العزيز  بشير "Despite the perfect atmospheric conditions, the crescent was not seen by naked eye. The same sky condition was reported from Galkacyo, Bosaso and Xarfo, and with the same result of not seeing the new crescent. According to the calendars, tomorrow will the first day of Muharram 1431; but it worth mentioning that there is a large number of people strigtly following the Sunnah, and since the crescent was not found they make DhulHijjah 30 days and the first day of Muharram 1431 will be Saturday 19 Dec 2009..." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد بندر البطحي "The sky was cloudy which could be the reason of not seeing the crescent. Anyway, it was officially announced that Friday is the first day of Muharram." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد جعفر  ذرامسي "My wife and I are about 15 miles south east of Gloucester at Michinghampton Hill. The western sky is absolutely clear. We have been here since sunset looking for the Muharram crescent without luck, even with a 8x30 pair of
binoculars. Now as it is moonset time we shall give up.
Jaffer" 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "This evening (Thursday, December 17, 2009), we (two of us) sighted the moon of Muharram in Blacksburg, VA, first by using a pair of binoculars (7X50) and then by naked eye.  We arrived at the sighting location before sunset (sunset: 5:06 pm EST) and left at 5:40 pm when moon was about to disappear behind the clouds (moonset 6:10 pm EST).  The first binocular sighting was at 5:04 pm.  My daughter first spotted the crescent by naked eye at 5:12, followed by my sighting a minute later.  The horns were at 2:30, 6:30 O'clock (2:30;4:30;6:30).  At 5:00 pm, the temperature, dew point, relative humidity, and pressure were 39.2 F, 26.6 F, 61%, and 30.26 in, respectively." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علام سلطان "Today, on my request, nearly 300 persons ( members of the moon-sighting committees of our institute "JAMIA-TUR-RASHEED" + my friends + their companions) tried to sight the moon all over Pakistan at more than 30 places but the moon could not be sighted. Weather was clear at many places especially in Karachi & western-most areas of Pakistan (Jivani e.g).
Note 1: Chairman of central official moon-sighting committee of Pakistan "Mufti Munee-bur-Rahman" told me on my mobile phone that as he did not receive any positive report of moon sighting from all over Pakistan, therefore he has officially announced that Friday 18 December 2009 is the 30th Zulhijjah and 1st Muharram 1431 will fall on Saturday 19 December 2009.
Note 2: After some days, inshaallah, a detailed report of this observation will be available at www.esnips.com/web/moonnewsofjamiaturrasheed
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد أبم حسان "All the members of Majlisu Ruiati Hilal tried to see the crescent but it was not seen.The sky was little hazy due to fog." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "Crescent was first spotted with binoculars at 6.42pm, less than ten minutes after sunset. Un-aided sighting was confirmed at 6.46pm. Relative clear skies overhead, but dense clouds were present just above the horizon. There was no difficulty is spotting the 27hour Muharram crescent." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد حمزة  رجال "Hilal has been sighted in the tiny island of Zanzibar on the 17th of December and todays friday 18th is the first day of Muharram.
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وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور عثمان النافطي "The Wheather was cloudy on the western horizon.  Crescent was not seen.

Salams" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد قمر الدين محمد "New Hilal of Muharam was not sighted by me here in Isolo,Lagos tonight(Thursday 17, Dec 2009) partly due to hazy western sky. And also when I called member of Lajinatu Hilal Islamiyyah, Ilorin Kwara State, Mallam Shuaib Agbarere he equally told me over phone he could nt sight the new Hilal, however Imam Usman Mahmud of Tabliq Moricaz, Zone 4 Abuja, confirmed positive sighting by himself with naked eyes. Hapyy new Hijral Year." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عبدالرزاق   عبدالعزيز إشولا "I and My Two Boys Adna and Nuhman and Muhammad Jamiu Imam Ratib of Jamaatul-Islamiyyah Ikorodu Branch at the top of the Jamaatul-Islamiyyah Mosque Ikorodu area of Lagos were tried to search for the muharram 1431 crescent and it was not seen due to the cloudness Happy Hijirah1431 " 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عثمان دوكو "Twelve of us, in two groups, sighted the crescent." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "The eastern horizon was totally foggy/cloudy before sunrise." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد عثمان دوكو "I sighted the waning crescent, with three other people, at the mosque, after Fajr prayer."