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To: kumar who wrote (431)	12/29/2006 11:17:48 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 441

Some in the future would say "Saddam was offered as Qurbani to God" (Qurbani = sacrifice). Maybe he was. Or maybe it's because the moon appears to rise at different times in different places, not to mention the fact that different imams make different judgments about the stage of the moon, so Muslim holidays begin at different times in different places. moonsighting.com >>Eid-al-Adha: The Astronomical New Moon is on Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 14:00 Universal Time (i.e., 9:00 EST, and 6:00 PST ). This crescent moon is impossible to be seen in all the continents on Wednesday, December 20. On Thursday, December 21, 2006, it is sightable in New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Americas. However, in Japan, Europe and most of Northern Asia, it will be sightable on Friday, December 22. Fiqh Council of North America's Announcement: Based on its criteria to use astronomical calculations for determining the dates of Islamic Lunar Calendar consistently throughout the year, the Fiqh Council of North America has decided that Eidul Adha in North America this year will be on Sunday, December 31, 2006 (Dhul Hijjah 10, 1427). OFFICIAL Day of Eid-al-Adha in Different Countries Saturday, December 30, 2006: 1. Bahrain (Follow Saudi Arabia) 2. Jordan (Follow Saudi Arabia) 3. Kuwait (Follow Saudi Arabia) 4. Nigeria 5. Oman (Follow Saudi Arabia) 6. Qatar (Follow Saudi Arabia) 7. Saudi Arabia (claimed many sightings on Wednesday, Dec 20) 8. UAE (Follow Saudi Arabia) 9. Yemen (Follow Saudi Arabia) Sunday, December 31, 2006: 1. Fiqh Council of Canada 2. Guyana 3. Indonesia 4. Iran 5. Islamic Society of North America (USA & Canada) 6. Malaysia 7. Mauritius 8. Morocco 9. Norway 10. South Africa 11. Tanzania 12. Turkey Monday, January 1, 2007: 1. Pakistan 2. Bangladesh moonsighting.com Iraqi Shia probably follow Iran rather than Saudi Arabia. Or maybe it's because it takes a human being maybe 10 to 20 minutes to finally die after the neck is broken from a dropped hanging from a gallows, so when is the moment of death? The moment the neck is broken, or the moment his brain waves stopped? All I know is that Baghdad looked pitch dark on TV when they said that he was hanged. Also, he apparently was not hanged during the Hajj.