The government has officially determined that Eid al-Fitr, 1 Syawal\n1447 Hijriah, falls on 21 March 2026. Chairman of DPR Commission VIII,\nMarwan Dasopang, stated that differences in the day of Eid can be\ntolerated.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if there are members of the public who understand and believe\nthat 1 Syawal falls on the following day, Friday, it can be tolerated,\nand this should not become a division among us as Muslims, and let us\nmaintain our brotherhood well,\u201d said Marwan at the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (19\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Marwan urged all parties to maintain unity amid differences in the\nEid date this year. For information, Muhammadiyah has previously\ndetermined that the start of the month of Syawal 1447 H falls on Friday,\n20 March 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, it is decided that 1 Syawal falls on Saturday, 21 March.\nWe support this step, and it is truly remarkable even though the\nMinister of Religious Affairs has been entrusted, through agreement with\nvarious elements, alhamdulillah, it becomes our unity and solidarity,\u201d\nhe stated.<\/p>\n
Previously, the government officially set Eid al-Fitr 1 Syawal 1447\nHijriah or Eid 2026 on 21 March 2026. This determination was decided\nbased on the results of the isbat session held by the Ministry of\nReligious Affairs (Kemenag).<\/p>\n
The isbat session for determining 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah was held at\nthe Ministry of Religious Affairs office, Jalan MH Thamrin, Central\nJakarta, on Thursday (19\/3\/2026). Minister of Religious Affairs\nNasaruddin Umar directly led the isbat session.<\/p>\n
The isbat session was attended by leaders of DPR Commission VIII,\nleaders of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Director General of\nIslamic Guidance, and representatives of other Islamic organisations.\nThe determination was made after the session participants heard\npresentations on the results of hilal monitoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, based on the results of calculations and the absence of\nreports of visible hilal. It is agreed that 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah falls\non Saturday, 21 March 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The isbat session mechanism began with a presentation on the hilal\nposition by the Unified Hijriah Calendar Team of the Ministry of\nReligious Affairs, based on astronomical calculations (hisab).<\/p>\n
Experts conducted direct hilal observations at hundreds of points\nacross Indonesia, such as 117 locations for Syawal 1447 H, and the\nresults were collected from field officers.<\/p>\n
The Hisab Rukyat Team of Kemenag has reported the monitoring of the\nhilal position for determining Eid 2026. Based on calculations, the\nhilal did not meet the criteria of the Minister of Religious Affairs of\nBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (MABIMS) in Indonesian\nterritory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see. The image is clear, all magenta, all red. If the curve\nearlier is combined across the entire territory of the Unitary Republic\nof Indonesia, it does not meet the MABIMS Qomariyah new month criteria,\nthe colour is magenta,\u201d said a member of the Kemenag Hisab Rukyat Team,\nCecep Nurwendaya, during the isbat session seminar at Kemenag.<\/p>\n
Cecep stated that the hilal position in parts of Aceh Province has\nmet the minimum hilal height parameter of 3 degrees under MABIMS\ncriteria, but it does not meet the minimum elongation parameter of 6.4\ndegrees. However, according to Cecep, MABIMS criteria require both to be\nfulfilled, namely the minimum hilal height and elongation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, the date of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah based on MABIMS calculations\nfalls on Saturday Pahing, 21 March 2026 AD. The height is met but the\nelongation is not. Whereas MABIMS requires both to be met. That is the\nmandatory requirement for both. No \u2018or\u2019, it\u2019s \u2018and\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/difference-in-eid-2026-dates-dprs-commission-viii-urges-public-to-maintain-unity-1773931878", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }