What's With The Moon? Moon-Sighting, Not Moon-Fighting | Dr. Shabir Ally

In this lively first episode of our Ramadan Ready series, join Dr. Shabir Ally and Dr. Safiyyah Ally as they explore the significance of the moon to Ramadan! The moon was used historically to measure time. Dr. Shabir talks about the controversies that arise when Muslims try to use the moon to determine the start and end of the month of Ramadan. He recommends we 'take a chill pill' because differences of opinion arise when matters are not so clearly defined. And Dr. Safiyyah advises that Muslims start Ramadan with moon-sighting, not moon-fighting.
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  • @QuranSpeaks
    @QuranSpeaks2 жыл бұрын

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  • @anonymous-dv1qr
    @anonymous-dv1qr2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting and informative talk. JazakAllah Khair.

  • @Hamza00011
    @Hamza000112 жыл бұрын

    Jazakallah. Thank you for these insights

  • @naturegirl4803
    @naturegirl48032 жыл бұрын

    Excellent understanding regarding so much emphasis on moon.

  • @Downlead
    @Downlead2 жыл бұрын

    Alhamdulillah, LQS become the most widely watched Muslim TV show in Canada.

  • @markdoughty8780
    @markdoughty87802 жыл бұрын

    More great clarification to ensure we're all Ramadan ready!

  • @SamSpeaks00
    @SamSpeaks002 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Father-Daughter duo❤️

  • @onotualiyuohindase155
    @onotualiyuohindase1552 жыл бұрын

    Jazakum Allah Khairan ❤

  • @battleofyarmouk
    @battleofyarmouk2 жыл бұрын

    oh my God.. just follow a moon calendar which will predict a new moon & start your fasting. it's not that difficult. why do people gotta make it so difficult & complicated, especially since Quran says, we've made this religion easy/simple for you? it's really embarrassing how so many Muslims go out of their way to add confusion & complexity when there shouldn't be any.

  • @ahmfarooq1823
    @ahmfarooq18232 жыл бұрын

    Main question is not answered - whether moon sighting is needed in this modern time. Science is so progressed now that 1000 years calendar can be made in advance. Do we see the sun to pray nowadays? So why should we see the moon when we know when it will born?

  • @bf6724

    @bf6724

    2 жыл бұрын

    The answer is very simple right in front of you. Because Allah said until you see, Allah did not say make the calculations.

  • @usamawaked6388

    @usamawaked6388

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bf6724 Exactly! Why is that so hard to comprehend? There were very learned astronomers at the time of the prophet (pbuh), perhaps some of the best of the time and they could calculate the lunar phases very accurately, yet the prophet instructed to start and stop fasting according to the SIGHT of the actual moon, and he didn't command us to follow the predictions and calculations of the astronomers.

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    The moon being a symbol of Islam has no origin in Islam. It was the Ottomans who took the star and the crescent as their symbol and they never claimed it is the symbol of Islam. With the advent of Islam, all idol worship was wiped out. The idea of the moon god dates back to the idol Hubal, worshiped by the ancient pagans of Arabia. In their Islamophobia campaign, the enemies of Islam alleged that the crescent moon became an Islamic symbol because of its connection to Hubal the moon god. Islam does not approve the use of any symbol. The only purpose of the moon in Islam is given in this verse: {They ask you concerning the new moons. Say: They are but times appointed for [the benefit of] men, and [for] the pilgrimage […]} (Al-Baqarah 2:189)

  • @mansoormattil1264
    @mansoormattil12642 жыл бұрын

    Shahru Ramadanallthi unjila fiil Qura'n.... 👍 Welcome to Ramadan 🌹🌹🌹 ALLAHU Akber ✌️ Laillaha illAllah 💚🧡💙 Subhanallah 💪 AlhamdulillAh 👍

  • @tripplejay9810
    @tripplejay98102 жыл бұрын

    my bad if this was answered already, but i was curious what anybody thought about if you’re too sick too fast and than maybe what you can do to still follow the quran in that case? thank you again for the show!

  • @ML-jw8kf

    @ML-jw8kf

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fasting is not recommended if fasting will cause serious deterioration in your health. This is why fasting is exempted for pregnant women, children, frail old people, those with fluctuation insulin/sugar problems, and other serious ailments that require frequent medication. So for those otherwise healthy people that have fallen sick during the fasting month due to a temporary illness, they can compensate for it by fasting after Eid. Different scholars will give you different formulas as to what the compensation will be.

  • @tripplejay9810

    @tripplejay9810

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ML-jw8kf thats really helpful, thank you

  • @HH-pv9ex

    @HH-pv9ex

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you have a chronic condition, heart disease or diabetes etc. You must check with your doctor first. Fasting is prescribed for the healthy. Muslims who cannot fast due to medical conditions that also forbid them from making up the days can pay for feeding one needy person for each day of the month of Ramadan that is not fasted due to medical reasons. That would 29 or 30 days depending on the crescent 🌙 sighting.

  • @razorio007
    @razorio007 Жыл бұрын

    Cloudy with a chance of Ramadan

  • @m.e.e2878
    @m.e.e28782 жыл бұрын

    Love the Showwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

  • @peterhwang1860
    @peterhwang18602 жыл бұрын

    The question is why does the ultimate revelation for all mankind and all time forbid the use of a solar calendar in surah 9:36-37. The Romans enacted the Julian calendar in the 1st century BCE and the Persians had a solar calendar as early as 6th century BCE.

  • @HH-pv9ex

    @HH-pv9ex

    2 жыл бұрын

    It has always been a lunar calendar from beginning of revelation. The Hebrew calendar was lunar in essence until the Babylonian influence. This influence led Jewish communities an ancient pre-Islamic Arab communities to perform month shifting called (nasee') which was forbidden later by revelation in Islam to correct all the lunar month shifting business introduced by people. The Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and largely important for agricultural cycle. That is why settled civilizations used it and attached their festivals to it. But these Roman, Egyptian, Persian festivals have nothing to do with revelation pertaining to religious events whether in the Torah or the Quran. These events have always been lunar calendar based by command from God.

  • @peterhwang1860

    @peterhwang1860

    2 жыл бұрын

    Christianity has done away with animal sacrifices and moon festivals. It is compatible with modern pluralistic societies where the law applies to all.

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    The moon being a symbol of Islam has no origin in Islam. It was the Ottomans who took the star and the crescent as their symbol and they never claimed it is the symbol of Islam. With the advent of Islam, all idol worship was wiped out. The idea of the moon god dates back to the idol Hubal, worshiped by the ancient pagans of Arabia. In their Islamophobia campaign, the enemies of Islam alleged that the crescent moon became an Islamic symbol because of its connection to Hubal the moon god. Islam does not approve the use of any symbol. The only purpose of the moon in Islam is given in this verse: {They ask you concerning the new moons. Say: They are but times appointed for [the benefit of] men, and [for] the pilgrimage […]} (Al-Baqarah 2:189)

  • @samg8280
    @samg82802 жыл бұрын

    Lol...everyone needs to take a chill pill

  • @rabih1978
    @rabih19782 жыл бұрын

    Notice the verses u quoted . And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them, 👉if you (really) worship Him👈 👉But if they are too proud to do so),👈 👉then there are those who are with your Lord (angels) glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired. If u really worship him. It means they claimed they worshiped Allah but prostrated to the sun and the moon ,and those people were Arabs at the time of the prophet and this is clear from the verse after it "But if they are too proud to do so ....then ...... { وَمِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِ ٱلَّیۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُوا۟ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِیَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ (37) فَإِنِ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ فَٱلَّذِینَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ یُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّیۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمۡ لَا یَسۡـَٔمُونَ ۩ (38) } [Surah Fussilat: 37-38]

  • @mansoormattil1264

    @mansoormattil1264

    2 жыл бұрын

    Assalamu alaikkum varahmathullhi va barakathuhu 🌹🤝🌹 JazakallAllahu khair 🤲🤲🤲

  • @rabih1978

    @rabih1978

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mansoormattil1264 u too brother may Allah open our hearts to the quran

  • @salmo5841
    @salmo58412 жыл бұрын

    Controversy about the moon is not worth our short life time. I think this is based on ignorance because physical time is relative. That means it is not absolute. Time and the object moon in this case used to measure it's elapse differ from place to place on the globe. I understand that us as Muslims all want to move together simultaneously when it comes to the initation of Ramadan but in reality that's just not possible because we are in different physical times and occupy different places in this orbiting planet.

  • @retrotemp
    @retrotemp2 жыл бұрын

    The Moon has a reflection of Earth, the true Map of the World is on the Moon

  • @zahi5188
    @zahi51882 жыл бұрын

    be more specific. The moon sighting and start fasting when you see the moon comand doesn’t mean it should be done with the naked eye. If the latest technology were available in the past of the time of prophet he would have suggested us to see ramadan app or use hubble telescope or any other technogy to determine the start of the ramadan and end of it. Sadly he prescribe us with the best technology he had in that time. So basically what we need to do is to check moon based on our locality and use the Technology. We use technology everyday for salat why not ramadan? Muslims are becoming laughing stock because of these sort things.

  • @afsarbmahmud

    @afsarbmahmud

    2 жыл бұрын

    Assalamu alaikum. Muslims are not becoming laughing stock because of this. You have to look at this holistically. All communities may not have apps. Apps may use different methods to calculate the time. There may be remote places where apps do not work. In all circumstances, sighting the moon is the easiest approach. Muslims may be laughed at because the people of science and technology find it laughable that the moon had been split, or the prophet (PBUH) went on a night journey. But if you seriously analyse them in light of science and technology, there is no logical reason for Muslims to be laughed at. Watch the channels *Thought Adventure Podcast* or *The Muslim Metaphysician*. No atheist/science folks laugh at them.

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    The moon being a symbol of Islam has no origin in Islam. It was the Ottomans who took the star and the crescent as their symbol and they never claimed it is the symbol of Islam. With the advent of Islam, all idol worship was wiped out. The idea of the moon god dates back to the idol Hubal, worshiped by the ancient pagans of Arabia. In their Islamophobia campaign, the enemies of Islam alleged that the crescent moon became an Islamic symbol because of its connection to Hubal the moon god. Islam does not approve the use of any symbol. The only purpose of the moon in Islam is given in this verse: {They ask you concerning the new moons. Say: They are but times appointed for [the benefit of] men, and [for] the pilgrimage […]} (Al-Baqarah 2:189)

  • @shihabudheenk7046
    @shihabudheenk7046 Жыл бұрын

    If July 31 is a Friday in Saudi Arabia, then July 31 in the United States will be Friday, although there is a time difference; Similarly, If the date of Dhū al-Ḥijjah 10 is 'Yawm al-Jumu‘ah' in Saudi Arabia, then Dhū al-Ḥijjah 10 will be Yawm al-Jumu‘ah in the United States, despite the time difference. This means that even though Americans fall asleep during Friday prayers in Saudi Arabia, they still pray Friday prayers on the same day. Only one day can be marked against a date in the calendar, and it would be unreasonable and impractical to use a calendar that shows one day in the US and another day in Saudi Arabia towards a date. The question that many ask is, whether to fast on the day of Arafat or on the 9th day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah. The question itself is unfounded because the day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah 9 in US should not be different from the day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah 9 in Saudi Arabia.

  • @khancan2194
    @khancan21942 жыл бұрын

    Fast every ‘month /moon ‘ harrier you can , 1/2/3/4/5 whatever you are able to If you can’t and are unable to make up for it , then feed a poor person Don’t get caught up with the contradictory Hadiths trying To make their own religion

  • @bjonphillips1135
    @bjonphillips11352 жыл бұрын

    Please reply Mr. Ally. J Smith is saying that Mecca did not exist in Mohammeds time. There is no evidence of such place.

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    It existed before his time💀 because Abraham and Ishmael are the ones who built it. There is evidence, just check some of the reliable sources from IIC or such.

  • @rassb3427
    @rassb34272 жыл бұрын

    But the problem is Jumuah is not connected in moon sigthing it is connected in Gregorian calendar...nowhere in Islamic scripture that jumuah connected in the counting from New Moon sighting...so the jumuah is derived from early christian pagan months.Inshort Jumuah of friday is not a holy day for all Muslims who have follows in Moon sighting .the Jumuah in quran is not literally connected in gregorian calendar as what we called it seven days a week as Muslims observed Friday as Holy day.

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro69482 жыл бұрын

    🐱👍🏿

  • @anwarbukhari6178
    @anwarbukhari6178Ай бұрын

    Moonth

  • @osamajavaid4805
    @osamajavaid4805 Жыл бұрын

    This guy didn’t answer the main questions and kept repeating the same answers about moon being lunar calendar and shows months etc. The Hadith is clear that you have to start and stop fasting when you see the moon by your naked eye or through telescope binoculars which satisfies the seeing condition. If it’s cloudy then you keep fasting until 30 days which is clearly mention in the hadith. Neither astronomy science B.S nor following Saudi is acceptable. Islam is about simplicity and astronomy was never allowed even in the time of Prophet SAW. Following Saudi is illogical since they are in East with a different time zone way far apart. If you have to follow Saudi in moon sighting then why don’t follow prayer timings according to Saudi? You can’t follow your local mosque either since they are in no authority to make that decision as we live in a non muslim country. You have to sight the moon no matter what or follow the hilal committee in your region who is satisfying the sighting requirement. This so called imam is misguiding on several issues. Moon sighting is one of them.

  • @Natalie-fj7fs

    @Natalie-fj7fs

    Жыл бұрын

    Take a chill pill and eat when the sun sets

  • @osamajavaid4805

    @osamajavaid4805

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Natalie-fj7fs i’m chill, i wouldn’t be speaking for others in the Hereafter if somebody is not following the guidelines correctly. That imam is simply dodging the question and avoiding the elaborated explanation. Certain things in islam are required to be followed strictly rather than taking a chill pill. That’s the reason why muslim community in the West is segregated into a number of organizations by just being chill and following whatever they think is best and easier. Basically fatwa shopping for their ease. Any rational person will understand the true hadith and what I explained above. May Allah give us hidaya and guide us all.

  • @Ayankrish
    @Ayankrish Жыл бұрын

    🌙MOOD god with 72 hoors

  • @temporaryaccount5307
    @temporaryaccount53072 жыл бұрын

    That’s easy. The moon is what and who u worship: Hubal the moon god. Do u homework and you’ll see for urself.

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    The moon being a symbol of Islam has no origin in Islam. It was the Ottomans who took the star and the crescent as their symbol and they never claimed it is the symbol of Islam. With the advent of Islam, all idol worship was wiped out. The idea of the moon god dates back to the idol Hubal, worshiped by the ancient pagans of Arabia. In their Islamophobia campaign, the enemies of Islam alleged that the crescent moon became an Islamic symbol because of its connection to Hubal the moon god. Islam does not approve the use of any symbol. The only purpose of the moon in Islam is given in this verse: {They ask you concerning the new moons. Say: They are but times appointed for [the benefit of] men, and [for] the pilgrimage […]} (Al-Baqarah 2:189)

  • @zeyadmaeen75

    @zeyadmaeen75

    Жыл бұрын

    Do your HW ya zingy.

  • @temporaryaccount5307

    @temporaryaccount5307

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zeyadmaeen75 and yet Islam borrows its history from pagan Arabs to have any at all. And doesn’t every mosque and Muslim country flag have a moon? Doesn’t ur Ramadan start and end w the moon? Wasn’t Mohammed’s only miracle (that came centuries after he died) splitting the moon? Deny all u want. Doesn’t make it true.

  • @saeed319
    @saeed3192 жыл бұрын

    We might not worship the Moon, but the Moon was worshipped by our predecessors. And they would look for the moon to start/end their activities. Muslims today have carried on the same ritual.

  • @Hamza00011

    @Hamza00011

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you say so

  • @saeed319

    @saeed319

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Hamza00011 What an intelligent reply. You must be a very religious muslim?

  • @omerali2690

    @omerali2690

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@saeed319 Yes, Islam did not invent the new rituals. Whatever rituals were already there, Islam continued most of those, however Islam did teach that muslims should perform those rituals for ONE TRUE GOD and not for the creation.

  • @usamawaked6388

    @usamawaked6388

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you even realize that many of those rituals were part of the religion of Abraham (pbuh) which Muhammad (pbuh) reestablished? Some rituals were original to the true Abrahamic faith and some were pagan insertions, and Muhammad (pbuh) forbid the pagan rituals and left the true ones. Even some of the original rituals were hijacked by the pagans making their offerings to their idols, that doesn't make the rituals per se bad, it just means they are performing said rituals to the wrong deity.

  • @saeed319

    @saeed319

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@usamawaked6388 You make many faith claims which cannot be proven either way. You cannot even prove Abraham existed!

  • @jinxUKBK
    @jinxUKBK3 ай бұрын

    What happened to his beard