وقال عضو المشروع السيد حسين الشيخ عيسى "16 observers were present in N'tissa station with tow binoculars. (07X50) The new crescent of Rabee Awwal 1434 was seen by naked eyes and by a binocular, The sky was Clear and It was cold; First vision was at 18:12. mawlid nabaoui charif..." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور محمد المجري "السلام عليكم
تمت رؤية الهلال بالمنظار ثم بالعين المجردة رغم الغيوم المتحركة على الأفق الغربي في جنوب دولة المجر عند الحدود الكرواتية
د. أبو آمنة" 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Saturday, 12 January 2013 (29 Safar 1434 AH) many people from throughout the UK have attempted to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) of Rabiul Awwal after sunset. Most of the groups were unable to sight the Hilal, as most places were cloudy. 

However,  the York group of observers were able to sight the 21 hrs old moon at 16.47 hrs GMT by naked eye from the York Astronomical Society (YAS) Observatory, which was first sighted by binoculars (15x) at 16.41 hrs by one of the astronomers in-between a patch of thick clouds (see attached photos).

Therefore, the Wifaq/Batley Ulama have decided that the month of Safar 1434 AH will have 29-days and the  month of Rabiul Awwal 1434 AH will start from Sunday 13 January 2013, Insha-Allah. 

The York group of observers included: Maulana Imran Lunat, Vashiullah Bodiyat, Hafiz Yusuf Mayet, Hafiz Ismail Suleman and Yusuf Mulla, all from Batley plus Qamar Uddin and about 10 YAS members from York.

Please note: the Mufassiroon (commentators of the Quran) have stated that it is Fardh-e-Kifayah (communal obligation) to sight the crescent moon (Hilal) by the human eye, every month to start the Islamic lunar months, based on the Tafsir of the following verses:

1. 'They ask you (O Muhammad) about the crescent moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage.' (Quran 2:189)

2. 'Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve (in a year)' (Quran 9:36).

The sighting of this waxing crescent moon (Hilal) has marked the end of the New moon Phase (Mahaq) of Safar, which was started by sighting of the last waning crescent moon (Urjoonil Qadim) on Thursday 10 January 2013. This  means, the Mahaq (invisible period) of last month was about 2.5 days for the UK.
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وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور جواد تورابنيجاد "The western horizon was partly cloudy; I waited so long for the moon to appear in a clearing.  My first sighting was through a pair of binoculars.  Right after, I saw the moon with naked eye; the crescent was thin but at that time, I could have spotted it without the use of the binocular.  The horns were at 3:30 and 8:00 O'clock (3:30;5:00;8:00)." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علي رضا مهراني "New Moon 
= = = = = = 
Location: Esfahan, Iran 
Latitude: 32° 35' 26.59" N 
Longitude: 51° 38' 11.78" E 
Elevation: 2070 meters from sea level 
Time zone: +3.5

Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani 
  
Date: Saturday January 12, 2013 (Dey 23, 1391) 
Temperature: 5 C° (41 F°)
Wind: Calm
Humidity: 24% 
Barometer: 850.6 mb 
Visibility: 16 km 

Topocentric and local time values from "Moon Calculator" (Refrac off): 
Crescent first observation through 15x80 binoculars: 
Time: 17:28LT (13:58 UT) 
Moon Alt: 7° 43' 41" 
Sun Alt: - (2° 47' 18") 
Elongation: 10° 31' 00" 
Rel Azi: - (0° 02' 23") 
Moon Width: 0.28' 
Moon Phase: 1.01% 
Moon Age: 18h 15m after conjunction 

Crescent first observation through naked eyes: 
Time: 17:43LT (14:13 UT) 
Moon Alt: 4° 56' 46" 
Sun Alt: - (5° 41' 47") 
Elongation: 10° 38' 37" 
Rel Azi: 0° 09' 27" 
Moon Width: 0.28' 
Moon Phase: 1.03% 
Moon Age: 18h 30m after conjunction 
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وقال عضو المشروع السيد علام سلطان "Today (Saturday, 12 January 2013= Pakistan: 29 Safar 1434) on my request, nearly 100 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 25 places but due to bad weather, the moon could not be sighted. All places were hazy, cloudy or rainy except 2 places.
If the moon had been sighted on January 12 = 29th Safar, it would have been fourth consecutive month of 29 days in Pakistan.
Note 1: Chairman of central official moon sighting committee of Pakistan mufti Munee-bur-Rahman told me on my mobile phone that as they also did not receive any positive report hence they officially announced that Sunday 13th January 2013 is 30th Safar 1434 AH and Monday 14th January 2013 is 1st Rabee'-ul-Awwal 1434 AH in Pakistan 
Note 2: After some days, inshaallah, a detailed report of this observation will be available in Urdu." 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد ظفار شريف "Crescent altitude of 7.7 at sunset was not seen, though there were little windows of clear skies. We finish 30 days of Safar, and commence Rabiul Awwal on Monday." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس عمار بن سالم الرواحي "لله الحمد لقد حاولنا كفريق رؤية الهلال بالعين المجردة وبسبب الغيوم الجزئي لم نستطع رؤيته بالعين المجردة ولا بالتلسكوب، ومع أخذ عدد من الصور عن طريق السي سي دي كاميرا اتضحت بعض الصور بوجود الهلال." 

وقال عضو المشروع الأستاذ دكتور محمد سالم البوسعيدي "The crescent was sighted by CCD from 17:19 (local Time). And later on at after sunset by 3 minutes we saw the crescent by telescope." 

وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "The crescent was not visible to severe haze. Stars were not visible. Since on the 28th Safar the moon was not sighted on a clear eastern horizon but was sighted on the 27th as reported, today 12th January is the beginning of R.Awwal" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد بلال بسباس "تمت المراقبة خلف البنايات. وقد تمت رؤية الهلال بسهولة لعدم وجود غيوم كالعادة بل كان هناك ضباب طفيف جدا غير معتبر. وقد اعلن مفتي الديار التونسية ان السبت 12 جانفي/يناير الموافق ل30 صفر 1434 مكمل لصفر و الاحد 13 جانفي/يناير هو اول ايام شهر ربيع الاول وبالتالي المولد النبوي الشريف سيكون يوم 24 جانفي/يناير. و مولدا نبويا سعيدا على كل مسلمي العالم." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس علي مجيد الحجري "كان منظر الهلال جميلا في الافق الشرقي من مملكة البحرين والقريب نسبيا من كوكب الزهرة والذي وقع اسفل القمر . . وبعد فترة جدا قليلة جدا اكتسح الضباب كل ارجاء البحرين مما لم نتمكن من رؤية القمر بعد الضباب." 

وقال عضو المشروع المهندس قمر الدين "On Thursday 10 January 2013, the eastern horizon before sunrise was totally foggy/cloudy. I was not expecting to see the waning crescent at all. However, when I went outside to look at the Southeast direction, I was pleasantly surprised to see the waning crescent on top of the foggy horizon with the glare of the sun raising below it slowly. I quickly took a few photos at about 07:45 hrs GMT (see attached photo), before the crescent faded into the glare of the raising sun about half an hour before sunrise. This was the last phase of the Safar 1434 AH moon (Urjoonil Qadim), as mentioned in the Quran:
"And (as for) the moon, We have measured for it mansions (to traverse) till it returns like the old dried curved date stalk (Urjoonil Qadim)." [Quran 36:39]" 

وقال عضو المشروع السيد علي رضا مهراني "Old Moon 
= = = = = = 
Location: Esfahan, Iran 
Latitude: 32° 35' 41.42" N 
Longitude: 51° 38' 55.56" E 
Elevation: 1849 meters from sea level 
Time zone: +3.5

Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani 
  
Date: Friday January 11, 2013 (Dey 22, 1391) 
Temperature: -4 C° (24.8 F°)
Wind: 25.2 km/h
Humidity: 38% 
Barometer: 843.6 mb 
Visibility: +10 km 

Topocentric and local time values from "Moon Calculator" (Refrac off): 
Crescent first observation through 15x80 binoculars:
Time: 06:25 LT (02:55 UT) 
Moon Alt: 0° 02' 16" 
Sun Alt: - (8° 48' 46") 
Elongation: 9° 30' 41" 
Rel Azi: 3° 29' 50" 
Moon Width: 0.23' 
Moon Phase: 0.84% 

Crescent last observation through 15x80 binoculars:
Time: 06:48 LT (03:18 UT) 
Moon Alt: 4° 15' 39" 
Sun Alt: - (4° 18' 47") 
Elongation: 9° 19' 17" 
Rel Azi: 3° 39' 40" 
Moon Width: 0.22' 
Moon Phase: 0.80% 
Moon Age: 16h 25m before conjunction 
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وقال عضو المشروع الدكتور ساني  مصطفى "The crescent was not sighted. If it were to be sighted, this could be around 6.50 a.m"