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Eid al Fitr was celebrated on Tuesday, June 4, by millions of Muslims around the world. Eid al Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, a one – month fasting period undertaken by Muslims around the world to show their commitment to God. . The dates of beginning and end of the Ramadan religion of Islam change each year, according to the lunar calendar, which begins when the first crescent of a new state of mind is in sight and is ends when the new Moon of Shawwal is seen. But a researcher and author on Islam criticized Eid's ads, saying it was based on an "impossible" moon observation.
Eid al Fitr celebrations began across the UK on Tuesday, 4 June.
Muslims across the country celebrated the "fast-breaking festival" with a three-day festival.
Schedules vary from country to country, some following the moonrise in Mecca and others using local observations.
But now, new doubts have been raised about the timing of these celebrations in the UK, with lunar maps prepared by the UK government agency, HM Nautical Almanac Office, clearly indicating no lunar visibility Monday for the UK. Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
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Dr. Zahid Aziz also claimed that it was not possible for the moon to have been seen the night before the start of the celebrations.
He thinks that Saudi officials have simply confirmed in advance what had already been scheduled in their government's calendar, instead of waiting for a real New Moon sighting.
The announcement in Mecca is used to decide the date of Eid celebrations in various parts of the world.
The calendar used by the Saudi government sets key dates in advance over several years and provides for the Eid festivities to begin on Tuesday, June 4th.
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Officials are looking for the new moon on the 29th day of Ramadan and state that Ramadan is over once it has been seen.
If it shows and Ramadan is finished, the new Shawwal month begins.
But, if the moon is not spotted, Ramadan continues for another day and Shawwal begins the next day.
Eid takes place the first three days of Shawwal and celebrates the end of daily fasting during Ramadan.
Dr. Aziz says that the methods used to calculate the dates of Ramadan and Eid are misleading, confusing and divisive.
He told Birmingham Live: "It is true that Saudi Arabia made this announcement, it was astronomically impossible to observe the new moon in Saudi Arabia, or anywhere else in the world, the Monday 3rd june.
"This is confirmed by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanacs Office.
"The moon does not respect the orders of any religious scholar or any government in the world.
"Its position and orientation in the sky, observed from anywhere in the world, is known at any time by scientific means."
Mr. Aziz was a specialist in mathematical techniques at the University of Nottingham for over 30 years, until his retirement.
He is also a researcher and author of several books, including Islam, Peace and Tolerance, and Introduction to Islam.
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