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| Olde Tyme Religion |
| New moon sighted; Hajj date set |
| 2010-11-07 |
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| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 They have to stand around and look for the new moon because they're ignorant of basic astronomical calculations. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-11-07 10:44 |
| #4 The moon when dark is visible several ways, Backscatter(Reflected Earthlight) and Occlusion(Blocks out the stars it is in front of) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-11-07 09:55 |
| #3 So the stampede over/under is...20,000? I gotta take the under. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-07 09:53 |
| #2 In Islam the new moon is when the first crescent is sighted near Mecca (or based on computation on when it would be sightable). In Judaism the months have (for about 2000 years or so) been precalculated (the month of Kislev, which contains the first days of Hanukah, began last night at sunset) but are based on the phases of the moon. Also, in Islam, if a pilgrim dies during Hajj and his body is washed and he is buried, etc. then all his sins are erased and he doesn't have to spend time in Islamic purgatory (which is very bad and even the great imans have to spend time in purgatory otherwise). |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2010-11-07 09:34 |
| #1 Not to be snarky, well, maybe just a little bit.... the "new moon" is when the unlit side is 100% towards the earth. So, how can one "see" it? Enquiring minds and all that. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-11-07 09:12 |