Moon Sighting Conflicts (UK)

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 11, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 comments Coming from Pakistan, moon sighting conflicts for the start of Ramadan is something I am very familiar with. However, the conflict there occurs invariably when a certain part of KP province (formerly NWFP) sights the moon and announce the start of Ramadan while the majority of the country awaits for government announcement. In any case, there is no dispute officially and especially no dispute at...
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Fajr Timing Confusion in West

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 5, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 comments Last year during my first Ramadan in UK, I did not find it surprising at all that there was a dispute over the sighting of moon. That seems to happen just everywhere. What was surprising though was the vast differences in the ending time of Suhoor/Sehri and the Fajr prayer timing. I did not notice this before Ramadan, because there is no strict cutoff under normal circumstances. The differences...
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Confusion. Problem.

Posted by anasimtiaz on Aug 3, 2010 in Life | 11 comments Sometimes when things seem to be right yet a feeling of confusion and restlessness continues to linger over. More often than not, there exists a problem. Usually a simple problem, which is not perceivable. But there is a problem. You just cannot pinpoint it, despite it staring right in to your eyes. When you sleep, you dream of it but when you wake up, you cannot remember it. Still, it’s...
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a landmark day

Posted by anasimtiaz on Jul 17, 2010 in Life | 15 comments After having “clean (and vacuum) the apartment” for well over a month on my todo list, I am proudly striking it out today. Running perilously short on food supplies for 10 days…I finally stocked up for atleast a month today. My refrigerator was empty except for a bottle of milk (and two eggs, which will possibly remain there for another month or two) My bath’s shower head...
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