Ramadan announcement – Fast on Thu Aug 12th

The South Bay Islamic Association has not received any reliable reports of the new crescent moon being sighted anywhere on Tuesday evening. We have received numerous reports from all over the United States, all indicating that many people went out to look and the moon has not been seen.

We will thus complete the 30 days of Sha'baan and begin Ramadan Wednesday evening with the first day of the fast on Thursday, August 12, 2010.

The first Taraweeh will be on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, and Salat al Isha will begin at 9:30PM.

We nonetheless encourage everyone to go out and look for the new crescent moon on Wednesday evening, and submit their reports here. The crescent would be visible shortly after sunset, slightly to the left, and above where the sun had set. It is a beautiful experience to sight its emergence, and it is a sunnah of our noble Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, that we hope the ummah revives.

*The South Bay Islamic Association adheres to the traditional principal that Islamic lunar months begin and end based on the confirmed, verifiable sighting of the new crescent moon.