With The Method Of Reckoning, PP Muhammadiyah Set Eid Al-Fitr Fall On Thursday 13 May

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JAKARTA - The Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah stipulates that 1 Syawal 1442 Hijri or Eid al-Fitr falls on Thursday 13 May based on the results of the actual reckoning of the tarjih and Tajdid Muhammadiyah assembly.

"PP Muhammadiyah based on the method of reckoning that the Assembly of Tarjih and Tajdid prayed that the Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1442 Hijri falls on Thursday, May 13, 2021," said Secretary of PP Muhammadiyah Agung Danarto in a press conference monitored from Jakarta, reported antara, Monday, May 10.

The basis of the determination of 1 Syawal is because based on the results of monitoring hilal, Ijtimak or conjunction between the Sun and the Moon before Syawal 1442 H occurred on Wednesday 12 May 2021 at 02.03.02 WIB.

Hilal has been realized at sunset in Yogyakarta. At sunset, the moon is on the horizon. The appearance of the hilal marks 1 Syawal 1442 H falls on Thursday 13 May 2021.

"At sunset, we get the moon's high data of 5 degrees 31 minutes. This means that when the sun sets the moon is still above the horizon has not set with a height of 5 degrees 31 minutes," said expert falak Muhammadiyah Oman Fathurrahman.

Oman explains that in the true reckoning of the hilal, the new moon begins when the following three criteria are cumulatively met.

First, there has been ijtimak (conjunction), the ijtimak occurs before sunset, because one cycle of one month astronomically from conjunction to conjunction, or ijtimak to ijtimak.

Second, when the day of ijtimak occurs it must occur before sunset, because the turn of the moon must correspond to the turn of the day.

Finally, at sunset, the moon is still above the horizon or above the horizon, to ensure that the sun is to the west of the moon and the moon to the east of the sun.

"Those are the conditions he met earlier in the month," he said. Meanwhile, Muhammadiyah Central Chairman Haedar Nashir urged Muslims to use the remaining time in Ramadan this time in increasing faith and piety towards Allah SWT.

In addition, the results of fasting should have an impact in social life. One must be a patient, compassionate person, sharing with each other in addition to strengthening faith in the Creator.

"For Muslims we hope that fasting and Eid al-Fitr are used as momentum to present religious and religious practices that are virtuous, all-round good, and avoid all negative things as an implementation of piety," haedar said.Meanwhile, the government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs will hold a Session on the determination of the beginning of Syawal 1442 Hijriyah or Eid al-Fitr celebrations that fall every 1st of Syawal hijri calendar on Tuesday (11/5)." The beginning of Syawal is held on May 11, 2021 or 29 Ramadan 1442 H," said Director General of Bimas Islam Kamaruddin Amin.