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Penggunaan Kriteria Baharu Imkanur Rukyah Bagi Penentuan Awal Bulan Hijriah Dalam Kalendar Hijrah di Malaysia
Can the new Imkanur Rukyah criteria be used to determine the start of Hijri months in the Malaysian Hijri calendar?
Short answer
The Perak State Fatwa Committee agreed to the new values of the Imkanur Rukyah criteria.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Yang Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Astronomy & Calendar
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Perak State Fatwa Committee agreed to the new values of the Imkanur Rukyah criteria. At sunset, the moon's altitude must be at least 3 degrees and the elongation at least 6.4 degrees. Implementation was agreed from 2021 CE (1443 AH), in line with the 44th MABIMS Senior Officials Meeting and the 119th MKI Muzakarah decision. This fatwa is not gazetted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Perubahan nilai Kriteria /mkanur Rukyah (KIR) yang baharu iaitu ketika matahari terbenam ketinggian bulan tidak kurang dari 3* dan jarak lengkung Bulan Matahari (elongasi) tidak kurang dari 6.4*
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Penggunaan Kriteria Baharu Imkanur Rukyah Bagi Penentuan Awal Bulan Hijriah Dalam Kalendar Hijrah di Malaysia”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/images/Fatwa%20tidak%20warta/6.PENGGUNAAN%20KRITERIA%20BAHARU%20IMKANUR%20RUKYAH.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/new-imkanur-rukyah-criteria-hijri-calendar-perak/