Jabar Ekspres – Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate Eid al-Adha 2023 on Thursday (June 29), said Dewan Raja-Raja Assistant Secretary Datuk Mohd Aseral Jusman.
In a live television statement on Sunday (18/6) evening, he said to finalize the order of the King of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah after being approved by the Kings, then on behalf of the Keeper of the Great Seal of the Kings of Malaysia declared that 1 Zulhijah 1444 Hijrah falls on June 20, 2023 AD.
Thus, according to him, Hari Raya Kurban 10 Zulhijah for all Malaysia is set on Thursday, June 29, 2023 AD.
The timing of the determination of 1 Zulhijah 1444 AH is the same as in Indonesia, which was decided through an isbat session on Sunday.
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“Hisab is above the horizon but has not met the criteria of the Minister of Religious Affairs of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (MABIMS) and the hilal report is also not visible. By consensus, 1 Zulhijah falls on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 AD,” said Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Zainut Tauhid Sa’adi in a press conference to determine the beginning of Zulhijah 1444H in Jakarta.
The Deputy Minister said the decision was made after considering the results of hisab hilal position and rukyatul hilal reports. Of the 99 points in 34 provinces monitoring the hilal, none reported having seen the hilal.
Based on the results of the presentation of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Hijri Calendar Unification Team at Maghrib, June 18, 2023, the position of the moon in Indonesia is 0 degrees 20 minutes to 2 degrees 36 minutes high, with an elongation angle between 4 degrees 40 minutes to 4 degrees 94 minutes.
Meanwhile, the new MABIMS criteria stipulate that astronomically, hilal can be observed if the moon has a minimum height of 3 degrees and an elongation of at least 6.4 degrees.
