1 Syawal 1436 H Jatuh pada Jumat, 17 Juli 2015
Indonesian Govt Decided the Eid Falls on Friday, July 17
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah RI melalui sidang Isbat pada Kamis malam (16/7) memutuskan 1 Syawal yang menandai Idul Fitri tahun ini jatuh pada Jumat (17/7).
Menteri Agama Lukman Hakim Saifuddin memimpin sidang Isbat pada Kamis malam di kantornya di Kementerian Agama di Jakarta dan memutuskan akhir Ramadan 1436 H pada Kamis (16/7).
"Ada empat lokasi tim rukyatul hilal yang melaporkan telah melihat hilal. Insya Allah besok Jumat kita rayakan Idul Fitri," katanya seusai sidang isbat di Kantor Kementerian Agama, Jakarta.
Ia juga mengemukakan, Kemenag juga memastikan laporan posisi hilal dari seluruh tim yang tersebar di Indonesia.
"Kementerian Agama dan saya mengucapkan selamat merayakan Idul Fitri, dan takbir bisa dilangsungkan malam ini. Mohon maaf lahir dan batin," kata Menag.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia's government decided in an Isbat meeting that the first Syawal, the month after Ramadan or the Eid falls on Friday, July 17, according to Indonesian minister.
Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin was held the Isbat meeting in his office here on Thursday afternoon and it was decided that Ramadan will end on Thursday, July 16.
"We received four reports on sightings of the crescent moon in four places. As the crescent moon was visible, we will enter the first day of Syawal tonight," Mr Saifuddin said to the press.
Of the several places from where the moon is observed, the crescent moon was sighted in four. It was on the basis of this that the government came to a decision on celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Friday, July 17.
The sightings of the crescent moon met the criteria to decide when Eid al-Fitr would be celebrated, the minister said.
