The Position Of Hilal Awal Syawal Has Fulfilled The MABIMS Criteria On 1 May

The atmosphere of the establishment of 1 Ramadan 1443 Hijri / 2022 AD, at the Ministry of Religion Building, Jakarta, Friday (1/4/2022). ANTARA/HO-Kemenag/aa. (MoRA Handout)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion stated that in reckoning the position of the early hilal of Shawwal in Indonesia had met the new criteria for the Minister of Religion of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (MABIMS) on May 1 or 29 Ramadan 1443 Hijri.

The Director General of Islamic Community Guidance at the Ministry of Religion, Kamaruddin Amin, explained that on May 1, the height of the new moon was between 4 degrees 0.59 minutes to 5 degrees 33.57 minutes with an elongation angle of 4.89 degrees to 6.4 degrees.

"This means, in reckoning, on that day the position of the early Shawwal hilal in Indonesia has been included in the new criteria for MABIMS," said Kamaruddin in a written statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, April 25.

According to the new MABIMS criteria, rukyat imkanur is considered eligible if the position of the new moon reaches a height of 3 degrees with an elongation angle of 6.4 degrees. This criterion is an update from the previous criteria, namely 2 degrees with an elongation angle of 3 degrees which received input and criticism.

Thus, 1 Shawwal or Eid 2022 may fall on 2 May. However, the stipulation will only be announced after holding the Isbat 1 Syawal 1443 Hijri session on Sunday, after the process of observing the new moon at 99 monitoring points.

"Rukyat is used as a confirmation of the reckoning and the criteria used. The two things, namely reckoning and confirmation of the implementation of the rukyatul hilal will be discussed in the isbat session for further decisions on the initial Shawwal 1443 H," he said.

The results of the isbat trial decision will be presented in a press conference that will be broadcast live by TVRI as a tv pool.

In line with Kamaruddin, Research Professor of Astronomy-Astrophysics, Center for Space Research of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Thomas Djamaluddin predicts that 1 Shawwal 1443 Hijriah or Eid al-Fitr 2022 may fall on May 2, 2022.

"The position of the criteria is in the border area. The Sabang area slightly meets the criteria. With the reckoning carried out in Sumatra it also fulfills that using geocentric elongation, Kalimantan and Java have met. , said Thomas.

Thomas explained that the position of the moon on 29 Ramadan 1443 or May 1, 2022, in Indonesian territory is within the new criteria for MABIMS. Its height is already over 3 degrees, but its elongation is about 6.4 degrees.