In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Announcement Regarding the New Crescent of the Holy Month of Shawwal 1431 Eid al-Fitr To all believers in North America, May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of you.           The Crescent Moon Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America announces, based upon several reports which were received from across North America, that tomorrow Friday 09/10/2010 is considered the 1st of Shawwal of the year 1431 for the United States of America (except Alaska) and some parts of Canada.  Therefore Eid al-Fitr will be tomorrow for the above mentioned areas.        We ask The Almighty God to bless your work and shower you with His Blessings in this month, and to hasten the appearance of the Holy Imam of our time. The Crescent Committee Sayyid Mohammed Rizvi, Toronto Sheikh Fadhil al-Sahlani, New York Sayyid Mahboob Mahdi Abdidi Najafi, Chicago Sayyid Rafiq Naqawi, Washington D.C. Sayyid Hassan al-Qizwini, Detroit Note: The committee was established in the 9th annual conference of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America which was held on November 19th, in Atlanta, GA.