Islamic center is definately praying tomorrow and many places in Va . (time ten am)
If you cant's make it you can come to MCC on friday - at 8.30 am /9.30 am and 10.30 am last prayer) . Eid is three days anyway so even if you pray on friday or saturday it is valid as log as your local center made the decision.
Most places in north america are following ISNA's decision to pray on friday but almost 3/4 of the world have prayed following Mecca in saudi Arabia. since we are in a different time zone there is validity in not seeing the moon but I normally use common scense and check the scientific & astrological data provided by the naval observatoty in Wash Dc (they have the most powerful telescope in the world) which indicates that the new moon was born on wednesday the 4 th dec 2002 therefore Eid should be on the 5 th.
But as usual we have some jangjangbureh pakistanis who still insist they must see the new moon even if it snows or rains - and they may as well wait until saturday ie if they started to fast on nov 7 th.
Only Allah knows who is right but I follow the majority always and hope we are right
best regards
Habib
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>Mr. Ghanim,
>So is DC praying tomorrow? I justheard that some are
>not in this area. If thatis the case, some of us might
>surely hop to the Camara's in Copenhagen.
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>Ousman Jallow Bojang.
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It is half past midnight and we have not seen the
>promised 6 inches of snowwww yet. I hope it passes and
>comes on saturday after we all have finished the eid
>prayers
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This year it will be at the Washington convention
>Center where there is ample parking and where no snow
>or rain can spoil the festivities - & all
>under cover in one big building plus warm
>temperatures will be assured and fun games for
>the children , all kinds of vendors for the event
>to make it joyous,inshallah
>
May we meet next year in good health .
>
Wasalaam
>
Habib Diab Ghanim
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>Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:49:30 EST
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>Eid Mubarak to everyone.... :-) and
>lets pray for PEACE throughout the
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>world.
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>I don't know how the weather will be
>where ever you are ...be safe ....it's
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>gonna SNOWWWWW in the D.C. area.
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>FSD
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