Why FOUR Eids?

Eid Mubarak to all.

Nigeria claimed to have seen the moon on Tuesday, November 1 (before it was born) !!

[b]Eid was done on 4 different days in different countires:[/b]

OFFICIAL 1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries

[b]Wednesday, November 2, 2005: [/b]

Libya

Nigeria

[b]Thursday, November 3, 2005: [/b]

Algeria (after 30 days of Ramadan)

Australia

Austria

Bahrain (Followed S. Arabia)

Egypt (after 30 days of Ramadan)

Germany

Indonesia

Iraq (Claim of Sighting)

Jordan (Followed S. Arabia)

Kenia (Claim of Sighting)

Kuwait (Followed S. Arabia)

Lebanon (Followed S. Arabia)

Malysia

Mauritania (Followed S. Arabia)

Namibia (also on Friday)

Norway

Oman (Claim of Sighting)

Palestine (Followed S. Arabia)

Qatar (Followed S. Arabia)

Russia

S. Arabia (after 30 days of Ramadan)

Slovakia

Somalia (Claim of Sighting)

Syria (after 30 days of Ramadan)

Turkey

UAE (Followed S. Arabia)

UK (also on Friday)

Ukrain

USA (also on Friday)

Yemen (Claim of Sighting)

[b]Friday, November 4, 2005: [/b]

Bangladesh

Brunei

Canada

Guyana

Iran

Iraq (also on Thursday)

Namibia (also on Thursday)

Morocco

Pakistan

South Africa

Trinidad

UK (also on Thursday)

USA (also on Thursday)

[b]Saturday, November 5, 2005: [/b]

India

The official first day of Shawwal in the USA is divided once more between Fiqh Council of North Amrica and many other organizations.