The month of Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, is coming to an end. Muslims around the world are preparing for Aidilfitri, which the Malays commonly refer to as Hari Raya (the big day) or what Indonesians would term as Lebaran (the end of fasting).
The month of Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, is coming to an end.
This frequently happens in Indonesia, especially between the followers of the traditionalist Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama , its modernist rivals Muhammadiyah, and other Sufi groups. How can the same moon lead to two divergent conclusions for Hari Raya? This boils down to the standards applied by different religious authorities.
But applying mathematical formulas alone does not solve differences, as the formulas get re-evaluated from time to time and rely on the selective opinions of savants of the past. It is not cast in stone.In Singapore, April 22 has been marked as this year’s Hari Raya and a public holiday. While the religious authorities in Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia have not made any declarations, Muhammadiyah has already decided that Hari Raya falls on April 21.
Muslims are forbidden from fasting on the first day of Hari Raya , since the original intent of Aidilfitri is to celebrate the successful completion of fasting in Ramadhan. Since the public holiday was already declared for the previous day, Singaporean Muslims had to go back to work on Hari Raya as it was a working day.
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