Chairman of PP Muhammadiyah: Differences in the Beginning of Fasting Don’t Need to Be Fussed About

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA- Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Central Leadership (Ketum PP) Prof. Haedar Nashir appealed to the public so that the difference in the start date for the fasting month of Ramadhan 1445 Hijriyah/2024 does not need to be a fuss.

Haedar in a press conference attended online in Jakarta, Saturday (20/1/2024), said that there were both similarities and differences, no less important was interpreting the Ramadan fasting with all its series, Eid al-Fitr and also Dzulhijah to give birth to a deeper appreciation and practice of Islam. Good.

“So, if it’s different, there’s no need to make a fuss, including on social media, let alone blaspheme and blame each other which will actually reduce the value of the worship,” said Haedar.

Haedar appealed that setting this date can make the Ramadhan, Shawwal and Dzulhijah worship services a means of enriching spirituality and piety.

“Enriching our social relations which are peaceful, tolerant, united in diversity, and no less important, also brings our people and nation more progress,” he said.

Haedar said that the announcement and announcement of the date of worship is a common thing that happens every year, as various Islamic organizations issue, even countries, which issue calendars, including the Hijri calendar, which contains of course the dates and months of the Hijri year, which are intersected with ritual activities of worship.

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It could also allow for a Miladiah calendar, which is also linked to dates involving public activities both at the country level and even at the global level.

“So this Muhammadiyah announcement or announcement is a normal announcement that occurs and is carried out, because we use the reckoning method with a special method of reckoning haqqiki wujudul hilal,” he said again.

Previously, the Central Leadership (PP) of Muhammadiyah set 1 Ramadan 1445 Hijriyah to fall on March 10 2024. Meanwhile, 1 Shawwal 1445 Hijriyah fell on Wednesday Pahing, April 10 2024 AD, and set 10 Dzulhijah or Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijriah to fall on 17 June 2024.

source: Antara