In the Name of Allāh,

the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful

Praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our master Muḥammad, the last of prophets, on his family, and all his companions.

Resolution No. 11 (11/2) Unification of the Beginning of Lunar Months

The Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, holding its 2nd session in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 10–16 Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1406H (22–28 December 1985),

Having examined the research papers of the Academy’s members and experts concerning the Unification of the Beginning of the Lunar Months,

Having discussed the studies presented on the subject,

Having listened to several opinions concerning the use of astronomical calculations for the beginning of lunar months,

Resolves

First: To entrust the Secretariat General of the Academy with providing doc- umented scientific studies and documentation conducted by qualified experts in astronomy and meteorology.

Second: To include the topic of the “Unification of the Beginning of the Lunar Months” in the next session’s agenda, in view to completing research from the two perspectives, namely technical and jurisprudential.

Third: To entrust the Secretariat General of the Academy to assign a suffi- cient number of scientists and experts to cooperate with scholars to compre- hensively highlight the various aspects of the subject to enable the Academy to issue a resolution in this regard.

Indeed, Allāh is the Giver of success.