The Tarjih and Tajdid Board of Muhammadiyah\u2019s Central Leadership has\nexplained the process for determining the start of Syawal 1447 Hijri,\nreferencing the Decision of the XXXII National Deliberation on Tarjih of\nMuhammadiyah regarding the Global Single Hijri Calendar (KHGT).<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough the KHGT system, Muhammadiyah establishes global criteria\nthat achieve the unification of the Islamic month\u2019s beginning throughout\nthe world based on astronomical parameters met in any region,\u201d said\nHamim Ilyas, Chair of the Tarjih and Tajdid Board of Muhammadiyah\u2019s\nCentral Leadership, on Thursday, 12 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Hamim stated that the system operates on the principle that the\nentire world is considered one unified entity, with the new month\nbeginning simultaneously everywhere.<\/p>\n
Hamim explained that the new month begins when, in any place in the\nworld before 24:00 UTC, the criteria of 8-degree elongation and 5-degree\nmoon height at sunset are met. If these criteria are only met after\n24:00 UTC, the new month still commences provided the parameters are\nsatisfied in a location on the American continent and the conjunction\noccurs before dawn in New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Based on astronomical data obtained, all KHGT criteria for Syawal\n1447 H have been met, establishing that 1 Syawal 1447 H falls on Friday\nLegi, 20 March 2026 Gregorian calendar. The astronomical data underlying\nthis determination shows the conjunction occurred on Thursday Kliwon, 19\nMarch 2026 at 01:23:28 UTC.<\/p>\n
The first location meeting the parameters is located at coordinates\n64\u00b0 59\u2019 57.47\u201d N, 42\u00b0 3\u2019 3.47\u201d E, where local sunset is 18:12:15 (UTC+3)\nor 15:24:03 UTC with a moon height of 6.49 degrees and moon elongation\nreaching 8 degrees.<\/p>\n
This condition is also confirmed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which\nrecorded sunset at 15:34:04 UTC with geocentric moon height of +06\u00b0 09\u2019\n09\u201d and geocentric elongation of 08\u00b0 05\u2019 24\u201d, both exceeding the\nestablished minimum thresholds. Furthermore, dawn time in New Zealand on\nThursday Kliwon, 19 March 2026, is recorded at 16:50:02 UTC, further\nconfirming that the primary KHGT criteria have been met before the\nuniversal day change.<\/p>\n
Hamim stated that Muhammadiyah views the unification of the global\nIslamic calendar as an imperative that cannot be delayed and is not\nmerely an ideal concept divorced from reality. The KHGT implementation\nis viewed as a tangible manifestation of the organisation\u2019s commitment\nand an open invitation to all elements of the Islamic community to\nunderstand and adopt it for civilisational benefit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis KHGT system is important as a solution to the uncertainty in\nworld Islamic time coordination over the past fourteen centuries,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
KHGT implementation is valued as an effort to repay a civilisational\ndebt that Islam has accumulated over fourteen centuries. Throughout this\nperiod, the world\u2019s Muslim community lacked a unifying calendar system,\nfrequently finding itself trapped in global-scale timekeeping\nuncertainty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis explanation is hoped to serve as guidance for all members of\nthe organisation and the general public to welcome 1 Syawal 1447 H with\nopen hearts, a spirit of mutual forgiveness, and strengthened bonds of\nkinship,\u201d Hamim said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/muhammadiyah-explains-process-for-determining-1-syawal-1447-h-1773294919", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }