NU, Muhammadiyah agree on Ramadhan

NU, Muhammadiyah agree on Ramadhan

JAKARTA: The country's largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul
Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, appear to have agreed on the date
for the start of Ramadhan fasting month, two officials said.

Chairman of Muhammadiyah's Lampung provincial chapter Husni
Sjarnubi and his NU counterpart Khairuddin said their
organizations had declared Oct. 15 the start of the month-long
fasting, which precedes the Idul Fitri holiday.

"Despite the decision, we will verify it with the appearance
of the new moon," Khairuddin said.

Due to different methods to estimate the fall of major
holidays, followers of NU and Muhammadiyah sometimes celebrate
the same holidays on different dates. -- Antara