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        "msgid": "when-is-eid-al-fitr-2026-here-are-the-government-nahdlatul-ulama-and-muhammadiyah-versions-1773395718",
        "date": "2026-03-13 16:04:55",
        "title": "When is Eid al-Fitr 2026? Here are the Government, Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah Versions",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesian Muslim organisations and the government differ on when Eid al-Fitr 2026 (1 Shawwal 1447 AH) will fall, with Muhammadiyah calculating it as 20 March 2026 using astronomical hisab methods, whilst the government estimates 21 March 2026 pending official moon sighting reports. The Religious Affairs Ministry will make a final determination through an isbat session scheduled for 29 Ramadan (19 April 2026).",
        "content": "<p>Muslim communities in Indonesia are awaiting certainty regarding the\ndate of Eid al-Fitr 1447 AH (Lebaran 2026). Various Islamic\norganisations and the government employ different methodologies in\ndetermining the beginning of the Islamic month, creating the potential\nfor differing dates of celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammadiyah\u2019s Central Leadership has already established that 1\nShawwal 1447 AH falls on Friday, 20 March 2026, based on a proclamation\ndetailing the calculations of Muhammadiyah\u2019s Council of Islamic\nJurisprudence and Renewal regarding the beginning of Ramadan, Shawwal\nand Dhul-Hijjah. The determination uses the hisab hakiki wujudul hilal\nmethod, which calculates the start of the month based on astronomical\npositioning of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, the government through Indonesia\u2019s Religious Affairs\nMinistry (Kemenag) has not yet formally announced the date of Lebaran\n2026. The government will determine the beginning of Shawwal through an\nisbat session scheduled for 29 Ramadan, corresponding to Thursday, 19\nApril 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, based on the Islamic calendar compiled by the\ngovernment, 1 Shawwal 1447 AH is estimated to fall on Saturday, 21 March\n2025. The exact date will be confirmed once the government receives moon\nsighting reports from various monitoring points across Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLebaran is estimated to be on the 21st,\u201d said Arsad Hidayat,\nDirector of Islamic Religious Affairs and Islamic Law Development at the\nReligious Affairs Ministry, when met following a discussion at the\nMinistry\u2019s headquarters on Jalan MH Thamrin, Jakarta, on Monday, 9 March\n2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/when-is-eid-al-fitr-2026-here-are-the-government-nahdlatul-ulama-and-muhammadiyah-versions-1773395718",
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