First, the facts:
Eid-Al-Adha (The celebration of the Hajj festival) is scheduled for Friday the 27th of November, 2009, Insha Allah. Yes, I'm referring to the DAY AFTER ARAFAH.
Based on the sighting of the new moon (crescent) of Dhul-Hijjah (or the Month of Hajj), the Saudi Arabian government has reported that, today, Wednesday the 18th of November, 2009 is the FIRST day of hajj. And as such, the day of Arafah is fixed for the 26th Thursday.
It is on this day that those who are NOT on hajj (i.e., the pilgrimage) will observe an optional fast. And the people around the world (i.e., those who are NOT on hajj), will celebrate the Eid with a morning prayer on the 27th.
And now to the problem...
It is rather unfortunate that despite all the information about the sighting of the new moon, some people try to look for it in their own locality. As a result of this ignorant act, they miss the correct day of Hajj. It is common in countries like Sri Lanka that people tend to practise the Eid "a day after the actual Eid" and no one seems to notice the issue.
Well, at least some of us are trying to do it the right way, and I hope those of you who read this will also agree with me that Eid should be on one ONE day across the world.
More on the Eid can be found here.
Eid Mubarak!
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