In The Name of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful
Announcement Regarding
Crescent Sighting for Thil-Hijjah 1431 AH
Dear Believers in North America,
Assalamu Alaykum,
The Crescent Moon Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America announces that based on reports of sighting the new crescent moon in many different localities at sunset November 7th, 2010, therefore Monday November 8th, 2010 will be the first day of Thil-Hijjah 1431 for North America.
Based on that, the Day of Arafah, the 9th of Thul-Hijjah will be November 16th, 2010 and the of Eid al-Adha is Wednesday November 17th, 2010.
We ask the Almighty God to bring back the pilgrims safe from their journey, accept all their work and hasten the appearance of our 12th Holy Imam peace be upon him.
The Crescent Committee- Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, Toronto.
- Sheikh Fadhil al-Sahlani, New York.
- Sheikh Mohammed al-Ali al-Halabi
- Sayyid Hassan al-Qazwini, Detroit.
- Sheikh Sulaiman Abidi, Richmond.
- Sayyid Nabi Raza Abedi, San Francisco.
- Sheikh Ali Kadhum, Houston.
Important Events- 7th: Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir peace be upon him
- 9th: The Day of Arafah
- 10th: The Day of Eid al-Adha
- 15th: The Birth of Imam al-Hadi peace be upon him
- 18th: The Day of Eid al-Ghadeer
- 24th: The Day of Mobahala
The "Crescent Moon Committee" was established at the 10th Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America in Detroit, October 2010. 
