The Juristic Office of the Institution of His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) issued a statement concerning the beginning of the month of Ramadan 1444H.
Following is the text of the statement:
The new crescent (central conjunction) for the month of Ramadan 1444H will be born on Tuesday March 21, 2023 at 17:23(GMT), that is 19:23, Beirut time.
Picture1 | 21-3-2023
As noticed in the picture above, the new crescent cannot be seen on Tuesday evening in any part of the world, which means that Wednesday is the 30th and the last day of the month of Sha’ban. However, on wednesday evening the crescent can be seen easily in most parts of the two American continents and the northern part of Africa, it can be seen with the naked eye, if the weather is clear and the viewer is experienced, in the Southern part of South America and the southern part of Africa. It can also be seen by the armed eye in the eastern part of earth, As shown in the second picture below.
In addition to the fact that the previous month would have completed thirty days, this means that Thursday 23 March, 2023 is the first day of the month of Ramadan according to the jurisprudential opinion of His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) who deems it enough to sight the crescent, whether by the naked eye or by the aid of telescopes, in any region that shares a part of the night with the regions of sighting .
Picture | 22-03-2023
We pray that Allah, The Most Exalted, to render it a month of blessings and mercy, and to bless us and grant us success to fast it and make us among its guests and to end it with forgiveness mercy and acceptance. We ask Him to bless the Muslims and unite their word and enable us to defeat our enemy. He is the most Merciful.