In The Name of God The Beneficent The Merciful
Announcement Regarding
The New Crescent for Muharram 1434 AH
بيان شهر محرم الحرام 1434
Dear Believers in North America,
as-Salamu 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 Wednesday, November 14th, therefore Thursday, November 15th will be the First day of Muharram 1434 for the United States and the southern parts of Canada.
We ask the Almighty Allah to make us successful in establishing the rituals to remember Imam Hussain peace be upon him, through better understanding the purpose of his movement.
The Crescent Committee:
- Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, Toronto, Canada.
- Shaykh Abed al-Muneim Shararah, Windsor, Canada.
- Shaykh M. Reza Bagheri, Montreal, Canada.
- Shaykh Mohammad al-Ali al-Halabi, Miami, FL.
- Sayyid Nabi Raza Abedi, San Francisco, CA
The "Crescent Moon Committee"
was established at the 12th Council of Shia Muslim Scholars in North America in Detroit, September 2012.
Important Events
- 1st: The day God answered the prayers of Zakaria and gave him Yahia.
- 2nd: Imam Hussain and his caravan arrived to the land of Karbala.
- 7th: Water supplies were not allowed to reach Imam Hussain's camp.
- 10th: The martyrdom of Imam Hussain and seventy plus of his companions in the land of Karbala.
- 13th: The burial of the body of Imam Hussain and his companions,
- 25th: The departure of Imam al-Sajad
Our Principles of Crescent Moon Sighting
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