JEMBER - Some residents of Jember and Bondowoso Regency who are around the Mahfilud Dluror Pondok Pesantren Jember Regency, East Java, celebrate Eid earlier by performing Id prayers today.
Thousands of residents flocked to perform the Id prayer at the Salafiyah Syafi'iyah Mosque and the Mahfilud Dluror Pondok Pesantren complex in Suger Kidul Village, Jelbuk District, which is on the border of Jember and Bondowoso Regencies.
"The method of determining 1 Syawal has been applied since ancient times by such senior kiai," said Kiai Hafid Malik who became the Imam of the Id prayer at the Slafiyah Syafi'iyah Mosque, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, March 19.
Residents around the Mahfilud Dluror Islamic Boarding School did carry out fasting first on Tuesday (17/2) because the determination of the beginning of fasting is based on the Book of Salaf Nushatul Majaalis wa Muntahobul Nafaais which has been implemented since 1826, so it does not use the method of hisab and rukyat as implemented by the government and Muhammadiyah.
"All who fast are good and those who do not fast are not good. Hopefully our fasting will be accepted by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala (SWT)," he said.
All parties are urged to respect each other in determining the beginning of Ramadan and also 1 Syawal, so that they respect each other's beliefs.
Meanwhile, one of the residents of Bondowoso, Muzaki, said that his family group departed at 04.00 WIB so that they could attend the Id prayer at the Salafiyah Syafi'iyah Mosque in Jember Regency.
"I am an alumni of a pesantren and my father is also an alumni of a pesantren, so I always follow the beginning of Ramadan and 1 Syawal according to what the pondok has set," he said.
He explained that the initial determination of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah was also announced at the beginning of the Ramadan fast some time ago, so that the pondok pesantren congregation already knew that the Id prayer would be held on March 19, 2026.
Residents around the Mahfilud Dluror Islamic Boarding School are accustomed to the differences in determining the beginning of Ramadan and 1 Syawal, because this does not only happen once or twice different from the government and Muhammadiyah, so that they respect each other's differences and still live in harmony in society.
The Id prayers in Suger Kidul Village were secured by the TNI and Polri who were on duty since morning, so that the community could carry out the Id prayers with calm and piety.
Meanwhile, the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah determined that the 1447 Hijriah Shawwal fell on Friday, March 20, 2026. The determination uses the hisab method with the principle of the Single Global Hijri Calendar (KHGT), which relies on full astronomical calculations.
Meanwhile, the government will hold a hearing on Thursday evening at the Ministry of Religion involving various parties, to ensure that the determination of the date is accurate and can be accepted together.
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