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Indonesia Hari Raya change to 31st Aug 2011 (wednesday)  |
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The government finally decided to start a Shawwal 1432 Hijri falls on August 31, 2011. Thus, the celebration of Idul Fitri or Lebaran nationally set on that date.
This decision was obtained through a confirmation hearing which was chaired by the Minister of Religious Affairs Ali Suryadharma in ministerial offices, Monday (08/29/2011), after listening to various inputs. "The court decided isbat 1 Shawwal 1432 Hijri fell on Wednesday, August 31, 2011," he said.
This decision was taken based on four major lines of sight confirmation hearing participants, especially the point that the majority of suggestion in the trial of which he called attention to reports from various points ru'yah, while agreeing that the MUI fatwa 1 Syawal falls on 31 August.
Before the confirmation hearings began, the ministry and Muslim religious leaders to listen to the exposure of the position the new moon or the moon in the evening in different areas by the Member of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Hisab Rukyat of Cecelia Nurwendaya Planetarium. In his presentation, Cecelia said of the 22 moon positioning systems, the majority saw the new moon position has not reached 2 degrees as a condition for the start of the new moon. Therefore, the feast of Eid al-Fitr is expected to fall on 31 August.
When the trial began, Suryadharma invite the Director of the Islamic Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Religious Affairs Islamic Guidance Ahmad Jauhari ru'yah to submit the report of the various areas of the archipelago. Ahmad said the reports from 30 locations, ranging from West Sumatra to eastern Indonesia says has not seen the new moon or the moon as an early sign of a new moon. Thus, 1 Shawwal 1432 Hijri and also the date of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr is the official national day falls on Wednesday (08/31/2011).