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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 result is obtained through the Council of sanctions which is leaded by the Minister of Religious ministry Suryadharma Ali in the office on Monday (8/29/2011), after listening to a variety of input. "The Council sanctions Shawwal 1432 Hijri decided a fall on Wednesday August 31, 2011," recalls.

This decision was taken based on the outline of the four participants view Council sanctions, especially the point that the majority of the suggestions in the conference he called specific attention to reports from various points ru'yah, while agreeing that the MUI fatwa 1 Syawal falls on 31 August.

Before the conference starts sanctions, ministries and the Islamic religious leaders listen to the expression of the hilal, or moon position on the afternoon in various districts by the members of the Ministry of Religious Bodies Rukyat Mathematics from the Planetarium Cecep Nurwendaya RI. During his presentation, Cecep said the positioning system 22 hilal, hilal majority see the position has not reached 2 degrees as a condition of it start the new month. Therefore, Eid is expected to fall on 31 August.

When the conference started, Suryadharma mempersilahkan Managing Director of Syariah Islam and the Construction of Religious Ministry to deliver a report Ahmad Jauhari ru'yah results from various regions of the archipelago. Ahmad said reports from 30 locations, from West to East Indonesia Sumatra have not seen mentioned hilal or months as the early signs of the new moon. Thus, 1 Shawwal 1432 Hijri and the date of the Idul Fitri celebration of a national official to fall on Wednesday (08/31/2011).

But so too, David says there are about two reports claiming to have done ru'yah and see hilal or months, namely from Jepara, Central Java and Cakung, East Jakarta. This means that Love can be celebrated tomorrow, Tuesday (08/30/2011).

The present religious figures is allowed to give input. The Muhammadiyah ask ru'yah in Jepara and Cakung come to be considered. Meanwhile, others felt that ru'yah can not be trusted.

Sanctions conference is an annual ritual that made the Ministry to set the Idul Fitri celebration on monitoring hilal or moon position on the afternoon in various districts. Apart from various ormas Muslim leaders and representatives from DPR RI, sanctions conference this year was attended by Ambassadors of friendly countries, including from Yemen, Brunei Darussalam, Palestine, Lebanon, Malaysia, Kuwait, and Egypt.