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[quote=Anonymous]HI, I am Muslim and share your frustration. the reason they can't figure it out is because Muslim communities decide on Eid following different traditions- some always follow the Saudi dates. Some have the Imam of the Mosque they belong to figure it out, some communities (including mine) ask the naval observatory to do it. The reason it's difficult is also because the sharia is not uniform amongst all Muslims- some say that the moon has to be out for 10 hours, some say 5 etc. . its actually quite complicated unless there is a central authority. My family is from Pakistan and there's a council of Imams who decide and the whole country follows them regardless of sect. I don't really understand why we can't decide on something like that here except that most Muslims who immigrated here did so to be independent of such ruling clerical councils . . . hope this helps. . [/quote]
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