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A Strange New Mission...., Going to the moon...theocracy style
tedstryk
post Apr 25 2005, 04:38 AM
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Apparently they plan to send an Islamic lunar-sighting probe!


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post Apr 28 2005, 12:26 PM
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I was an expat in Saudi Arabia in the early-mid 1980's. The holy month of Ramadan began a day earlier one year than it was supposed to (I think that was 1984). A cleric claimed he saw the new moon - a day earlier than it should have been visible according to the almanacs, and in fact several hours *before* astronomical new moon occurred.

So, we expats woke up one morning to find out that the fasting and other changes (like different office hours) had begun a day before everyone was prepared for them. I assume that the faithful who had gone to the mosques for the pre-dawn prayers got the word early, so they had a chance to gorge before sun-up and the day of fasting began.


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- tedstryk   A Strange New Mission....   Apr 25 2005, 04:38 AM
- - deglr6328   Sooo....have they heard of moon phase calendars? L...   Apr 25 2005, 05:00 AM
|- - Phil Stooke   QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Apr 25 2005, 12:00 AM)Sooo...   Apr 28 2005, 11:29 AM
- - ilbasso   I was an expat in Saudi Arabia in the early-mid 19...   Apr 28 2005, 12:26 PM

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