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        "msgid": "nu-urges-1-syawal-1447-h-to-be-set-on-21-march-if-crescent-moon-is-not-visible-1773924683",
        "date": "2026-03-19 18:34:24",
        "title": "NU Urges 1 Syawal 1447 H to be Set on 21 March if Crescent Moon is Not Visible",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has urged the Indonesian government to adhere to the MABIMS criteria for determining the start of Syawal 1447 H, advocating for 21 March 2026 if the crescent moon remains unseen. The Ministry of Religious Affairs' Hisab Rukyat team reported that astronomical calculations show the hilal does not meet MABIMS parameters across Indonesia, though rukyah observations are still pending. This decision, to be finalised in the upcoming Sidang Isbat, underscores the blend of scientific hisab and traditional rukyah methods in Indonesia's Islamic calendar setting, ensuring regional consistency in Southeast Asia.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Secretary of the Nahdlatul Ulama Falakiyah Institute (LFNU),\nMuh Ma\u2019rufin Sudibyo, hopes that the government continues to follow the\ncriteria of the Ministers of Religious Affairs from Brunei, Indonesia,\nMalaysia, and Singapore (MABIMS) for determining 1 Syawal 1447 H.\nMa\u2019rufin stated that the MABIMS criteria represent a joint agreement at\nthe Southeast Asian level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNahdlatul Ulama hopes that the government and the Minister of\nReligious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia remain consistent with\nthe MABIMS criteria. Because this is a product of a long-fought joint\nagreement at the Southeast Asian level, historically from 2012 until\nnow,\u201d said Muh Ma\u2019rufin Sudibyo during a seminar that served as the\nopening for the Sidang Isbat at the Ministry of Religious Affairs,\nCentral Jakarta, on Thursday (19\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u2019rufin said that his side is still awaiting the decision of the\nSidang Isbat. However, if the crescent moon is not visible, Ma\u2019rufin\nurges the government to set 1 Syawal 1447 H on Saturday (21\/3).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ethically still awaiting the Isbat decision organised by the\nGovernment of the Republic of Indonesia. Then, if there are reports of\nthe crescent moon being sighted, we will await the arguments from the\nGovernment of the Republic of Indonesia in the Sidang Isbat before\nissuing a statement,\u201d said Ma\u2019rufin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the crescent moon is not visible, we will push for the completion\nof Ramadan, so that 1 Syawal coincides with Saturday, 21 March 2026,\nstarting from Saturday night,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Results of Monitoring by the Hisab Rukyat Team<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Hisab Rukyat Team of the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs (Kemenag) reported the monitoring of the crescent moon\u2019s\nposition this afternoon for determining Idul Fitri, 1 Syawal 1447 H, or\nLebaran 2026. By hisab, the crescent does not meet the MABIMS criteria\nin Indonesian territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will see. The image is clear, all magenta, all red. If the curve\nfrom earlier is combined across the entire territory of the Unitary\nState of the Republic of Indonesia, it does not meet the initial\nQomariyah month criteria of MABIMS; the colour is magenta,\u201d said a\nmember of the Kemenag Hisab Rukyat Team, Cecep Nurwendaya, during the\nseminar that served as the opening for the Sidang Isbat at the Ministry\nof Religious Affairs, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (19\/3).<\/p>\n<p>Cecep said that the crescent\u2019s 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, Cecep noted, MABIMS criteria require both to be\nfulfilled: minimum hilal height and elongation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThus, the date of 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah by MABIMS hisab falls on\nSaturday Pahing, 21 March 2026 CE. The height meets, but the elongation\ndoes not. Yet MABIMS requires both to be met. That is the mandatory\nrequirement: both, not or, but and,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Cecep said that the hisab result is normative. Cecep\nexplained that the determination of Syawal in Indonesia is based on\nrukyah and hisab methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is hisab. Hisab is informative. Later, we will listen to the\nresults from rukyah. Rukyah is confirmation, rukyah is the verification.\nBecause we know that in Indonesia, the determination of the start of\nRamadan, Syawal, and Dzulhijjah months is conventionally based on rukyah\nand hisab methods. So, the hisab is already there; we await the rukyah,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>He continued that because it does not meet the criteria, the crescent\nis unlikely to be sighted. As its position is below the criteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheoretically, it is predicted that it cannot be sighted because its\nposition is below the hilal visibility criteria at sunset,\u201d he\nrevealed.<\/p>\n<p>It is noted that the determination of Idul Fitri will be discussed at\nthe Sidang Isbat to be held from 18:00 to 18:45 WIB. The announcement of\nthe Sidang Isbat results will be officially delivered at 19:25 WIB.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nu-urges-1-syawal-1447-h-to-be-set-on-21-march-if-crescent-moon-is-not-visible-1773924683",
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