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To: Elroy who wrote (211342)	12/31/2006 10:41:16 AM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

My cousin who is a Muslim from the Dawoodi Bohra community, does not care about the sighting of the moon for Eid. He once said to me - Kumar I can write down and give you dates for Eid for the next 50 years if you want - I dont care what the moon does. Sounds strange, I guess it implies he isn't following mainstream Islam and just deciding for himself when the celebration dates occur? the Dawoodi Bohra Community (dunno if other Muslim variants have done the same), has been able to forecast and follow precise dates for quite a few years. Like my cuz says "the moon can hide from the earth, I dont care".

To: Elroy who wrote (211342)	12/31/2006 10:46:10 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Yeah, but that affects your family, not society. When the entire society can't plan in advance, it is pretty inefficient. Hey I have notification that April 1 is the day for 2007. Thats enuff notice for me to plan in advance, dont u think ? Similarly, if lunar calculations were done correctly Eid and any lunar based event can be calculated in advance. The gotcha with Eid and Ramadan is the need for a human to have a physical sighting of the moon.