All week in work we have been trying to work out how it can be (and I have asked Muslims as well as Christians etc) that we don't know when ramadan ends?
I understand about the sighting of the moon, but surely Ramadan is for X number of days, and we know when we will see the moon, as we are modern day humanity right? We even know the lunar cycle of Jupiter for instance!
Is the uncertainty due to possible cloud cover? If so, surely Ramadan could go on for ever in theory?
Hi all,
I have a question:
All week in work we have been trying to work out how it can be (and I have asked Muslims as well as Christians etc) that we don't know when ramadan ends?
I understand about the sighting of the moon, but surely Ramadan is for X number of days, and we know when we will see the moon, as we are modern day humanity right? We even know the lunar cycle of Jupiter for instance!
Is the uncertainty due to possible cloud cover? If so, surely Ramadan could go on for ever in theory?
So QL experts, anyone know the technical reason?