{"_id":"687effd77f0c1438e61c79c4","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Can Shafi'is follow global moon sightings?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Do Shafi'i jurists consider global moon sightings valid, or must the crescent be sighted locally for someone living in a non-Muslim country to begin a new Islamic month?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"According to Shāfiʿījurists, moon sightings are not global. The school holds the principle of ikhtilāf al-maṭāliʿ (variation in moonrise zones). Hence,  a sighting in one region does not automatically apply to all other regions, especially those with different moonrise times.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Instead, the Shāfiʿī school requires the sighting to occur:\"}]},{\"type\":\"list\",\"attrs\":{\"kind\":\"bullet\",\"order\":null,\"checked\":false,\"collapsed\":false},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Locally, or\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"list\",\"attrs\":{\"kind\":\"bullet\",\"order\":null,\"checked\":false,\"collapsed\":false},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"In a region that shares a similar moonrise zone, technically defined as having the same rise and set times of the celestial bodies, particularly the sun and moon. This is measured by a deviation of no more than 8 astronomical degrees, which translates to approximately 32 minutes of moonrise difference between two locations.\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Therefore, in a non-Muslim country, a Muslim must determine the start of the new month through:\"}]},{\"type\":\"list\",\"attrs\":{\"kind\":\"bullet\",\"order\":null,\"checked\":false,\"collapsed\":false},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"A reliable local moonsighting, or\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"list\",\"attrs\":{\"kind\":\"bullet\",\"order\":null,\"checked\":false,\"collapsed\":false},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"A valid sighting from a region that shares the same maṭlaʿ (moonrise zone),\"}]}]},{\"type\":\"list\",\"attrs\":{\"kind\":\"bullet\",\"order\":null,\"checked\":false,\"collapsed\":false},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Or complete 30 days of the current month if no valid sighting occurs.\"}]}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0190b76658b4c232e19","tag":"Moonsighting","count":7}],"createdOn":"2025-07-22T03:04:55.440Z"}