Document Type
Conference Item
Publication Date
11-1-2015
Abstract
The expected visibility (imkan al-rukyah) criteria have been applied to determine the first month of the Islamic calendar in Malaysia since 1984. This paper aims to investigate chronologically the process behind the decision to formulate the criteria, and provide an analysis of the official documents and interviews. This will be followed by a general overview of the development of such criteria in Malaysia. Based on its astronomical background, the authors suggest that the criteria were adopted from the Istanbul Resolution 1978 and formulated according to the reports produced by the Indonesian religious authorities concerning the sighting of the moon.
Keywords
Crescent moon, calendar, elongation, moon's age and altitude
Divisions
AcademyofIslamicStudies
Event Title
International Journal of Arts & Sciences' (IJAS)
Event Location
London, United Kigdom
Event Dates
3-6 November 2015
Event Type
conference