Why Are ISNA Fiqh Council Dates Often Wrong?
For Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr ISNA Fiqh Council declares that it relies solely on sighted crescent moon in 48 contiguous states of N. America. For Eid al-Adha it follows the date of Arafah in Makka as determined by the Saudi authorities. Why are ISNA dates for USA and Canada often wrong? 1. Saudi dates are wrong 100% of time, and ISNA since 1978 followed Saudi dates most of the time. 2. ISNA accepted spurious claims of sighting against all known visibility criteria. 1965-1978 From 1965 to 1978 MSA Fiqh Committee (now ISNA Fiqh Council) fixed the Islamic dates for the USA and Canada by a confirmed sighted crescent moon (though some Muslim communities implemented Egyptian calendar dates as well). 1979-1986 Kahf (published 1980) convinced the MSA from 1979 Eid al-Fitr that Muslims in the USA and Canada follow the first communication (Khabar of these dates from any Muslim county) and faithfully implemented Saudi dates since then. 1981 Chicago Conference was wasted in the vacuous discussions
