1431 / 2010 Eid Announcements (Cyprus, Turkey, Bosnia Thursday)

Thursday

Cyprus, Turkey, and Bosnia are celebrating ‘Eidul Fitr on Thursday September 9th, 2010.

According to a new fatwa from the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), Eid-al-Fitr will be on Thursday 9th September, See Link.

Shi’a following the late Marja Fadlallah (including Imam Berry of Dearborn’s IIK) will celebrate ‘Eid on Thursday, See link.

Friday

UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar will celebrate ‘Eid on Friday, according to the Times of India. 

Kuwait is celebrating ‘Eid on Friday September 10, 2010, according to our reporter in Kuwait.

Many Arab nations announced they would follow Saudi Arabia, which will be Friday.  (Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen (according to moonsighting.com).

According to Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Eid-al-Fitr is on Friday, September 10, 2010, See Link.

The French Council of Muslim Faith (CFCM) has communicated the date of Eid El Fitr for Friday, September 10, 2010

Friday:  Indonesia, Malaysia

If you know of other countries not listed above which have made announcements regarding ‘Eid, or if you have any corrections to the above information, please let us know via the comments below.

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