Hilal Committee of Canada
Comité Hilal du Canada
ہلال کمیٹی آف کینیڈا - لجنة الهلال الكندية
Moon sighting criteria
The Hilal Committee of Canada's announcements are based on the crescent visibility criteria adopted by the Turkish Ministry of Religious Affairs (Diyanet). It is adopted that the first sight of the crescent is possible when the moon's elongation (separation angle) is 8 degrees and the moon's altitude is 5 degrees when the sun sets.
بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَهِلَّةِۖ قُلۡ هِىَ مَوَٲقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلۡحَجِّۗ
”They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the new moon. Say, “They are a means for people to determine time and pilgrimage.“
— (Qur’an, 2:189)
Safar moon update.
Safar moon update.
Moonsighting Announcement
السلام علیکم و رحمتہ اللہ و برکاتہ
Safar 1447
Based upon the scientific evidence and Charts, the Hilal Committee of Canada declares that the month of Muharram has ended on July 25 2025 (30 Muharram). Therefore, the first of Safar will be on July 26 2025.
Allama Ghalib Hussain Akber Chishti
Chairman Hilal Committee of Canada
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَكَرَ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ لاَ تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلاَلَ، وَلاَ تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin’ Umar (May Allah be pleased with him):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast unless you see the crescent (of Ramadan), and do not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of Shawwal), but if the sky is overcast (if you cannot see it), then count Sha'ban as 30 days.
—Sahih al-Bukhari, 1906, Book 30, Hadith 16 (کتاب الصوم)
Moonsighting and the Committee
Watch the video below by Prof. Imam Syed Badiuddin Soharwardy to gain some insight into the issue of moonsighting, as well as the purpose of the Hilal Committee of Canada.
Spiritual Guide
Prof. Imam Syed Badiuddin Soharwardy
1. Allama Ghalib Hussain Akber Chishti, Chairman Hilal Committee of Canada and Imam & Khateeb Jamia Masjid Noor-e-Madinah, Montreal, Quebec.
2. Allam Dr. Hafiz Mufti Muhammad Nadeem Rabbani Sahib, President of the Canadian Fatwa Council and Imam & Khateeb, Jamia Masjid Sayyidna Bilal (RA), Paris, Ontario
3. Allama Muhammad Ayyub Ashrafi, Imam & Khateeb, Jamia Riyadhul Jannah, Mississauga.
4. Allama Safiullah Chishti, Member, British Fatwa Council and Khateeb & Imam Jamia Riyadhul Jannah, Edmonton, Alberta
5. Allama Muhammad Imran Sialvi, President, Jama’t Ahle Sunnat Canada and Khateeb Jamia Masjid Gumbad-e-Khizra, Calgary
6. Allama Muhammad Tauseef Raza Qadri, Khateeb and Imam Jamia Riyadhul Jannah, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7. Allama Muhammad Mufti Amir Hussain Chishti, Khateeb-o-Imam Jamia Riyadhul Jannah, Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
8. Allama Muhammad Zeeshan, Imam & Khateeb Sayyidah Fatemah Islamic Centre, Milton, Ontario
9. Imam Muhammad Kamran Sialvi, Imam-o-Khateeb, Jamia Masjid Farooq-e-Azam (RA), Ottawa, Ontario
10. Imam Hafiz Muhammad Fahad Siddiqui, Imam-o-Khateeb, Jamia Masjid Gumbad-e-Khizra, Calgary, Alberta
11. Noman Safdar, Secretary General of Hilal Committee of Canada, Montreal, Quebec
The Committee
Coordination and Collaboration
Hilal Committee of Canada accepts witnesses throughout the world based on global sighting.
ﺑﺳم ﷲ اﻟرﺣﻣ ٰ ن اﻟرﺣﯾم
ﮐﺎ ﻧﺋﮯ ﻣﺎه ﮐﮯ ﮨﻼل ﮐﺎ ﻓﺎرﻣوﻻ
ﮨﻼل ﮐﻣﯾﮢﯽ آف ﮐﯾﻧﯾڈا
2025 ھﺟری ، ﺟون
ء ﺳﮯ
1447
ﻋﻠﻣﺎء ﻧﮯﻓﯾﺻﻠہ ﮐﯾﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐہ
ﮨﻼل ﮐﻣﯾﮢﯽ آف ﮐﯾﻧﯾڈا ﮐﮯ
ﺗرﮐﯽ وزارت ﻣذﮨﺑﯽ اﻣور ) دﯾﺎﻧت ( ﮐﮯ ﺛﺑوت ﮨﻼل ﮐﮯ ﻓﺎرﻣوﻟہ ﮐﮯ ﺗﺣت اﻋﻼن ﮐﯾﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ
8 ڈﮔری اور ﺑﻌد ﺷﻣس
ﺗرﮐﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻓﺎرﻣوﻟہ
5 ﮐﮯ ﻣطﺎﺑﻖ دﻧﯾﺎ ﻣﯾں ﮐﮩﯾں ﭼﺎﻧد ﮐﺎ ارﺗﻔﺎع
۰ ﮔﺎ
ﮨو ﺗو وه ﮨﻼل ﮨوﮔﺎ ۔ اﮔر ﻏروب آﻓﺗﺎب ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌد ﭼﺎﻧد دﻧﯾﺎ ﻣﯾں ﮐﺳﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺟﮕہ اس ﻣﻌﯾﺎر ﭘر
ﭘورا اﺗرﺗﺎ ﮨو ﺗو اﮔﻠﮯ دن ﻧﯾﺎ ﻣﮩﯾﻧہ ﺷروع ﮨوﮔﺎ ۔
Following the decision made by the scholars of the UK & Europe Hilal
Forum, the Hilal Committee of Canada has decided that, starting
from June 2025 (1447 AH), moon sighting announcements will be
based on the crescent visibility criteria adopted by the Turkish
Ministry of Religious Affairs (Diyanet).
It is adopted that the first sight of the crescent is possible when the
moon's elongation (separation angle) is 8 degrees and the moon's
altitude is 5 degrees when the sun sets.
There are two criteria to be achieved when sighting a crescent. The
criteria are as follows: the altitude of the moon is 5 degrees when the
sun sets, and the elongation or separation angle is 8 degrees. If either
criterion is not met, it will not be possible to see the first crescent with
the naked eye.
The conjunction time must be before Fajr time in Australia and New
Zealand when a crescent is seen according to Greenwich time.
Courtesy of the UK & EU Hilal Forum: https://www.hilalforum.org.uk/criteria-announcement-crescent
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Islamic Calendar for Hijri Dates
Hilal Committee of Canada follows the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammadﷺ for starting and ending Islamic months. The following calendar is only for planning purposes. These dates may change depending upon the moonsighting witnessed by at least two Muslims.
Hijri
1444 A.H
Gregorian
2022-23
Gregorian 2022-23
Friday, July 29, 2022
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Monday, January 23, 2023
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Monday, June 19, 2023
Hijri 1444 A.H.
Muharram 1
Safar 1
Rabi ul Awwal 1
Rabi ul Thani 1
Jumadi ul Awwal 1
Jumadi ul Thani 1
Rajab 1
Sha'ban 1
Ramadan 1
Shawwal 1
Dhul-Qa’dah 1)
Dhul-Hajjah 1
Hijri
1445 A.H
Gregorian
2023-24
Hijri
1446 A.H
Gregorian
2024-25
Gregorian 2023-24
Wednesday , July 19, 2023
Friay, August 18, 2023
Sunday , September 17, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Thursday, May 09, 2024
Friday, Jun 07, 2024
Hijri 1445 A.H.
Muharram 1
Safar 1
Rabi ul Awwal 1
Rabi ul Thani 1
Jumadi ul Awwal 1
Jumadi ul Thani 1
Rajab 1
Sha'ban 1
Ramadan 1
Shawwal 1
Dhul-Qa’dah 1)
Dhul-Hajjah 1
Hijri 1446 A.H.
Muharram 1
Safar 1
Rabi ul Awwal 1
Rabi ul Thani 1
Jumadi ul Awwal 1
Jumadi ul Thani 1
Rajab 1
Sha'ban 1
Ramadan 1
Shawwal 1
Dhul-Qa’dah 1)
Dhul-Hajjah 1
Gregorian 2024-25
Sunday, July 07, 2024
Monday, August 05, 2024
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Friday, October 04, 2024
Sunday, November 03, 2024
Monday, December 02, 2024
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Saturday, March 01, 2025
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Sunday, July 07, 2024
Friday, Jun 07, 2024
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