Jember, NU Online
Thousands of Muslims in Jember regency, East Java, started their fasting on Sunday, while most Muslims in the country would start it on Monday.
Antara news agency reported that most of Muslims who started their fasting month early were the people living near the Mahfilud Dlulor Islamic boarding school in Suger Kidul village in Jelbuk district in Jember.<>
Head of the school, Ali Wafa, said that the decision to start fasting earlier was based on a rule stating that the beginning of the fasting month or Ramadhan fell five days after the same date of last year’s start.
He said that the rule was written on a book titled Nazahatul Majalis by Syech Abdurrohaman As Shufuri of the Syafi’i school. Ali Wafa said that his school had been using the rule since 1826 and the people near the school gradually followed suit.
Some Muslim groups in the country still differ in their interpretation of Koranic verses in conducting astronomical observations and calculation, raising differences in determining the exact date for the start of the fasting month and the end of the fasting month or Idul Fitri.
The Nahdlatul Ulama, which uses Koranic verses supporting rukyatul hilal or determining the start of Ramadan by seeing the moon with naked eyes, has planned to do the observation on Sunday night.
Separately, the Muhammadiyah Muslim group, which uses hisab or calculations, has announced that the start of the fasting month falls on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported. (jp/dar)
Thousands of Muslims in Jember regency, East Java, started their fasting on Sunday, while most Muslims in the country would start it on Monday.
Antara news agency reported that most of Muslims who started their fasting month early were the people living near the Mahfilud Dlulor Islamic boarding school in Suger Kidul village in Jelbuk district in Jember.<>
Head of the school, Ali Wafa, said that the decision to start fasting earlier was based on a rule stating that the beginning of the fasting month or Ramadhan fell five days after the same date of last year’s start.
He said that the rule was written on a book titled Nazahatul Majalis by Syech Abdurrohaman As Shufuri of the Syafi’i school. Ali Wafa said that his school had been using the rule since 1826 and the people near the school gradually followed suit.
Some Muslim groups in the country still differ in their interpretation of Koranic verses in conducting astronomical observations and calculation, raising differences in determining the exact date for the start of the fasting month and the end of the fasting month or Idul Fitri.
The Nahdlatul Ulama, which uses Koranic verses supporting rukyatul hilal or determining the start of Ramadan by seeing the moon with naked eyes, has planned to do the observation on Sunday night.
Separately, the Muhammadiyah Muslim group, which uses hisab or calculations, has announced that the start of the fasting month falls on Monday, Tempointeraktif.com reported. (jp/dar)
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