Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII of the DPR, Marwan Dasopang, has\nreminded the public across Indonesia to mutually respect and honour\ndiffering views in determining the start of Syawal 1447 Hijriah.<\/p>\n
He stated that even if certain organisations or communities celebrate\nEid al-Fitr tomorrow, Friday, 20 March 2026, that decision must still be\nrespected and tolerated as fellow Muslims.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not let differences divide us; let us preserve our brotherhood\nwell,\u201d said the PKB politician during a press conference at the Sidang\nIsbat for Determining 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah at the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs office in Jakarta on Thursday, 19 March 2026.<\/p>\n
As is known, the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah had previously\nset 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah to fall on Friday, 20 March 2026. That\ndecision was based on a single global Hijriah calendar.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs\nhas set 1 Syawal 1447 Hijriah to fall on Saturday, 21 March 2026. That\ndecision was taken at the sidang isbat led by Minister of Religious\nAffairs Nasaruddin Umar on Thursday, 19 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Nasaruddin said that the results of hilal monitoring across all\nregions of Indonesia showed that the position of the young crescent moon\ndid not yet meet the criteria set by MABIMS, particularly in terms of\nelongation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe height of the hilal above the horizon ranged from 0 degrees 54\nminutes 27 seconds to about 3 degrees, with elongation starting from 4\ndegrees 32 minutes 40 seconds,\u201d he stated during the press conference at\nthe Ministry of Religious Affairs office.<\/p>\n
He added that, based on rukyatul hilal results from various regions,\nthere were no reports of the hilal being sighted. Therefore, the\ngovernment decided to complete the month of Ramadan as 30 days\n(istikmal), so 1 Syawal falls on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Marwan Dasopang recounted that during the sidang isbat for\ndetermining 1 Syawal, Nasaruddin and other involved agencies did not\nrely solely on one source, such as the seminar presented by falak\nexperts.<\/p>\n
In the seminar held a few hours before the sidang isbat, it was\nstated that the determination of the start of Syawal 1447 Hijriah could\npotentially differ because the young crescent moon did not meet MABIMS\ncriteria and elongation.<\/p>\n
However, Marwan said, the seminar results were not immediately taken\nas reference. The meeting participants then awaited confirmation of\nhilal observations from all regions of Indonesia, which stated that it\nwas not sighted by hisab.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, we in Commission VIII of the DPR support it, even though\nthe Minister of Religious Affairs is entrusted with the decision; he\nstill awaited agreement with various elements. Alhamdulillah, it becomes\nunity and solidarity for us all,\u201d said Marwan.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Ministry of Religious Affairs conducted hilal point\nobservations at 117 locations spread across Indonesia.<\/p>\n
These observations were carried out by the Ministry\u2019s regional\noffices together with district\/city offices, Religious Courts, Islamic\ncommunity organisations, and related agencies in the regions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/parliament-urges-public-tolerance-on-differences-in-determining-the-start-of-syawal-1773935472", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }