A statement issued by mosques in the capital region specifies the start of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.
Imams of Sunni mosques in the capital region released a statement via video recording (see video below) which included the following:
“"In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful
Statement from Muslims in Denmark
Praise be to God, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions, and all who follow him. Now then.
The Islamic institutions listed below met on this day, 22 Sha’ban 1444 AH, corresponding to the fourteenth of March 2023 AD, to discuss the possibility of using astronomical calculations for the beginning of the Islamic months, in accordance with the legal controls approved by the jurists in a previous conference. These institutions are the Islamic Association in Denmark, the Hamad Bin Khalifa Cultural Center, the Scandinavian Waqf, the Islamic Cultural Center, the Islamic Center in Vestegn, Al-Noor Mosque, Al-Sunnah Mosque, and the Ottoman Mosque. The following was agreed upon:
First: The basis for determining the beginning of the lunar months is the visual sighting of the new moon, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Fast when you see it (the new moon) and break your fast when you see it.” This has been the practice of the Muslim community throughout the past centuries. Second: The attendees believe that there is no legal impediment to using astronomical calculations, provided they adhere to the established conditions approved by Islamic scholars, given the exceptional accuracy of these calculations, which has led many prominent Muslim scholars to adopt them.
Third: It is a coincidence that the astronomical calculations this year are in complete agreement with the visual sighting of the crescent moon of the blessed month of Ramadan, corresponding to Thursday, the twenty-third of March, and that the blessed Eid al-Fitr will be on Friday, corresponding to the twenty-first of April. Therefore, we are pleased to extend our blessed congratulations to all Muslims on this noble and blessed occasion, and may you be well every year.
Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you.
Signatories to this statement: Sheikh Khalil Jaafar.
Sheikh Abdul Hamid Al-Hamdi.
Dr. Shahid Mahdi.
Sheikh Ahmed Jabari.
Sheikh Muhammad Farouk Sultan.
Sheikh Imtiaz Ali.
Sheikh Muhammad Fuad al-Barazi
Sheikh Hussein Al-Ghaywan
Sheikh Muhammad Labad
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Arjaz
Dr. Awainat Mohi El-Din
May God bless our Prophet Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.”
