when is eid?

[doodlebug 3]

My mosque is apparently celebrating Eid on Friday which means I won't be able to join in the festivities. Is that normal? I thought it was on Saturday!!!!!!!!

[Zee Bee 61]

According to ISNA it is supposed to be Saturday.

But I guess it is possible that it could be Friday too.

[Ban Hammer 13,489]

wikipedia lists it as saturday

2007 date October 13/October 13

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Edited October 8, 2007 by charlesandnessa

[ya falaha! 0]

My ex insists it's on Friday. Our mosque's website says Saturday.

[♥JP♥ 5]

I think it's quite normal that people celebrate Eid at different times.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

My calendar says sat.

[Jenn! 918]

In Morocco, didn't they start fasting on 9/14, 1 day after us? They must celebrate Eid on Saturday then, otherwise their Ramadan would only be 28 days. By that logic, I would think that since we started fasting on 9/13 here that Eid would be Friday.

I don't really understand how the lunar months work.

[doodlebug 3]

In Morocco, didn't they start fasting on 9/14, 1 day after us? They must celebrate Eid on Saturday then, otherwise their Ramadan would only be 28 days. By that logic, I would think that since we started fasting on 9/13 here that Eid would be Friday.

I don't really understand how the lunar months work.

All I know is it makes me luney!!!!

[mybackpages 0]

In Morocco, didn't they start fasting on 9/14, 1 day after us? They must celebrate Eid on Saturday then, otherwise their Ramadan would only be 28 days. By that logic, I would think that since we started fasting on 9/13 here that Eid would be Friday.

I don't really understand how the lunar months work.

All I know is it makes me luney!!!!

It's not so hard. a lunar month is 29 or 30 days. it can not be more or less. Thursday is the 29th of Ramadan (for most of the US) so Eid can be either Friday or Saturday. ISNA, using math and scence says the new moon is Saturday (Ramadan is 30 days long this year) so Eid is Saturday.

Morocco started a day behind us so Eid can be either Saturday or Sunday. Same principles.

Our local mosque waits to see the moon and doesnt follow ISNA for Eid so we willnot know until after maghrib on Thursday night.

[~Jess~ 0]

i believe they will celebrate it here on Saturday or at least that is what is being said as of now.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

My Husband sent me an email it's Saturday where he is as well and he got the nightshift at the hospital.

[doodlebug 3]

In Morocco, didn't they start fasting on 9/14, 1 day after us? They must celebrate Eid on Saturday then, otherwise their Ramadan would only be 28 days. By that logic, I would think that since we started fasting on 9/13 here that Eid would be Friday.

I don't really understand how the lunar months work.

All I know is it makes me luney!!!!

It's not so hard. a lunar month is 29 or 30 days. it can not be more or less. Thursday is the 29th of Ramadan (for most of the US) so Eid can be either Friday or Saturday. ISNA, using math and scence says the new moon is Saturday (Ramadan is 30 days long this year) so Eid is Saturday.

Morocco started a day behind us so Eid can be either Saturday or Sunday. Same principles.

Our local mosque waits to see the moon and doesnt follow ISNA for Eid so we willnot know until after maghrib on Thursday night.

That is what my husband said too. He told me they wait until Thursday night to see if they sight the moon.

Well the main mosque in Boston is celebrating it on Saturday so just to be on the safe side I'll wait until then. My local mosque is Turkish so maybe that makes the difference. It's odd though that they don't go by what the main Islamic Society of Boston and the Boston Chapter of the Muslim American Society go by but oh well.

I'll try to make the early morning prayers in Boston and I'm definitely going out to eat with some of the sisters and their spouses in my sisters' group inchalla. I'm getting excited but I have NOTHING to wear!!!

[Sand 5]

I am going to Call the Islamic Center here in CA. and if they say Friday Or Saturday I will go with them, at least if they got mistake it will be their fault not me.

[polarbear 0]

I am going to Call the Islamic Center here in CA. and if they say Friday Or Saturday I will go with them, at least if they got mistake it will be their fault not me.

I tried to tell my SO about it being either Fri. or Sat. and he said no... can't be, has to be Sat. because it is the same day all over the world no matter what I tried to tell him about us Americans being confused over it and all he said is "are you listening to me or what?" and then gave me a lecture on the 5 pillars of Islam (which I already knew) - go figure Totally bizzare reaction, but the was perfectly sweet the rest of the phone converstation.... makes me think maby I wasn't clear at some point

[doodlebug 3]

I am going to Call the Islamic Center here in CA. and if they say Friday Or Saturday I will go with them, at least if they got mistake it will be their fault not me.

I tried to tell my SO about it being either Fri. or Sat. and he said no... can't be, has to be Sat. because it is the same day all over the world no matter what I tried to tell him about us Americans being confused over it and all he said is "are you listening to me or what?" and then gave me a lecture on the 5 pillars of Islam (which I already knew) - go figure Totally bizzare reaction, but the was perfectly sweet the rest of the phone converstation.... makes me think maby I wasn't clear at some point

been there!!!!!!! I'll ask one question and get an hour lecture on stuff I already know. I don't even bother asking anymore I just look it up and figure it out for myself.