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Eid ul-Fitr on Sunday, September 20, 2009, inshaAllah. http://www.isna.net/events/Special-Announcement/Ramadan-and-Eid-ul-Fitr-Announcement.aspx "O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint." Qur’an 2: 183 The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) recognizes astronomical calculation as an acceptable Shar’ia method for determining the beginning of lunar months including the months of Ramadan and Shawwal. FCNA uses Makkah al-Mukarram as a conventional point and takes the position that the conjunction must take place before sunset in Makkah and the moon must set after sunset in Makkah.On the basis of this method the dates of Ramadan and Eid ul-Fitr for the year 1430 AH are established as follows:1st of Ramadan will be on Saturday, August 22, 20091st of Shawwal will be on Sunday, September 20, 2009Ramadan 1430 AH:The astronomical New Moon is on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:01 Universal Time (1:01 ...

Washington State Permaculture Convergence - September 18-20 - near Belfair http://www.washingtonstatepermaculture.org/ Dr. Muhammad Ayub from Olympia, WAshington shall be attending this great educational and net-working event. Will you be coming too ? Kindly register / RSVP ! Washington State Permaculture Convergence - near Belfair September 18-20, 2009 Please join us for the Second Annual Washington State Permaculture Convergence,September 18-20, 2009 to be held at Sahale Learning Center near Belfair, Washington - on the north shore of beautiful Hood Canal. We will feature a weekend of networking, workshops and conversations with friends and peers among Washington state's permaculture community. The gathering will be an educational event offering workshops on such diverse subjects as biochar creation and usage, Ecovillage development, local currency systems, forest garden systems, large-scale installations, Brown's gas, water catchment, green roofs, the Transition Town and Ana...