Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, (MCW member) Imam of Rooty Hill Mosque, Sydney, Australia: Not Seen
The Hilaal of SAFAR 1428 has not been sighted on Sunday 18th February, 2007 anywhere in Australia, therefore the moon-sighting committee of Australia and Majlis ul Ulamaa of Australia have declared that the month of SAFAR will start from Tuesday, 20th February 2007.
Shahid Qureshi (MCW member) from Karachi, Pakistan: Seen
On Feb. 18, 2007, We, at Karachi University Observatory, saw the new crescent moon of Safar through our 6" refractor telescope at 18:45 local time. This was the youngest crescent (21 hours 31 minutes) we ever saw in the highly polluted city of Karachi. The crescent could not be spotted with naked eye. The new crescent was visible only for 11 minutes and the last we saw it through telescope was at 18:56 PST.
Shahid Iqbal (MCW member) from Swabi, Pakistan: Seen in Karachi
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Pakistan has announced in Karachi about
positive sighting of Safar moon on Sunday, 18 February 2006. Therefore the
first of Safar,1428 Hijri falls on Monday 2006. Negative sighting in Swabi, Pakistan due to prevailing clouds and rain, despite expected sighting of the crescent.
Hussain Khushaish (MCW member) from Kuwait: Not Seen
In Kuwait on Sunday 18 Feb 2007, I could not sight the crescent at Kabad desert (40 km south west of Kuwait city). The western horizon was partialy cloudy with black haze the last 4~5 degrees that the sun disc disappeared 10 minutes before our local sunset. Venus was seen easily at sunset. On Friday 16 Feb 2007 the old crescent was seen easily.
AliReza Mehrani (MCW member) from Esfahan, Iran: Seen
Location: Allah-Verdikhan bridge (33 Pol), Esfahan, Iran
Latitude: 32° 38' 41.06" N Longitude: 51° 40' 02.77" E
Elevation: 1571 meters Date: Feb 18, 2007 Time zone: +3.5
Sunset: 17:45 LT (behind high mountain)
Crescent first observed through 7x50 binoculars: Time: 17:55 LT
Crescent first observed by naked eyes: Time: 18:10 LT
Observer & photographer: Alireza Mehrani.
Goolam Tegally (MCW member) from Port Louis, Mauritius: Not Seen
Hilal was not visible in Mauritius on evening of 18 Feb 2007, hence 1st Safar is 20 Feb 2007.
Yusuf M. Lambat (MCW member), Blantyre, Malawi: Seen
In Blantyre, Malawi the crescent was sighted by 5 of us representing Blantyre Muslim Jamat.
The sky was clear and we saw the crescent on the left of the star just above the horizon and was very faint. Time was between 6:30 pm and 6:40 pm.
Abdul Razak Kassam, from Malawi: Seen
This is to inform you that the new hilal for Safar was sighted in both
Limbe and Blantyre on Sunday 18/02/07. All brothers are advised that in
Malawi the 1st of Safar is today Monday 19/02/07.
Dr Abdurrazak Ebrahim (MCW member) from Cape Town, S. Africa: Not Seen
The crescent was not sighted anywhere in South Africa this Sunday evening [18/02/2007 – and the end of the 29th Muharrum 1428 AH]. Therefore the lunar month of Muharrum will be extended to a 30 day duration, and the official first day of Safar will correspond to Tuesday, 20 February 2007.
Rashid Motala (MCW member) from Durban, South Africa: Not Seen
The Hilaal for Safar was not sighted this evening in SA. Good moon age, but it was very low, and although there were clear skies in the Cape, it was not seen.
Ahmed Mohamed, (MCW member) from Windhoek, Namibia: Not Seen
The Hilaal for Safar was not sighted this evening in Namibia., on Sunday 18th, Windhoek was overcast.
We however are waiting for reports from our neighbouring countries Insha Allah.
Bankih Kacem, (MCW member) from Beni Isguen, Ghardaïa, Algeria: Seen
Safar 1428 crescent was seen easily by naked eyes at 19:02 LT from Merkiche station. There were four persons. We haven't seen Mercury but Venus was observable since 18:18.
Muhammed Yasin Qamardeen (MCW member) from Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Reported Seen in Bauch, Nigeria
Date of Observation: Sunday 18 Febuary 2007; Time of Sun Set: 18:43
Location: Mangoro(Abeokuta Exress way) Lagos state. I could not sight the new hilal of safar due to partly cloudy horizon. However report from Bauch indicated positive sighting of Hilal of Month of Safar tonight.
Samy Khadem-Al-Charieh (MCW member) from Berlin, Germany: Seen
On Feb 18th, 2007, we could see the moon from a small mountain in the western part of Berlin, Germany. We were five adult persons and all of us could see it through binoculars and two of us even with naked eyes. I think with perfect weather conditions it would have been possible for all of us to see it clearly. Sundown was 5:26 pm and Moondown was 6:43 pm. We saw from 5:40 - 6:00 pm (then clouds came up). So we will have Safar starting here tomorrow ie Safar starts for us on February 19th (just as predicted).
Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti (MCW member) from Oxford, UK: Seen in Morocco
Negative sighting in Oxford UK due to the horizon being overcast, although we expected to sight the crescent tonight in the UK. There were reports of positive sightings in the east as well as in Morocco today (Sunday, 18 February), which is in the sighting zone [matla'] that can be relied upon for those in the UK, and the authority there has declared Safar to begin tomorrow, Monday. This news, even if it is not physically possible to sight tonight in the UK itself, is sufficient for those in the UK to establish the new month [thubut al-hilal] of Safar to be tomorrow, Monday, 19th February 2006; by default, following the rule in Fiqh about the precedence of an easterly sighting over the local sighting-zone.
Muhammad Hafiz (MCW member) from Guyana: Seen
Myself and the members of Rose Hall Town Masjids and Islamic Center tried to observe the Hilaal after sunset on Sunday, 18th February, 2007 in Guyana. The Hilaal was easily seen at 6:25 PM (Guyana Time).
Javad Torabinejad (MCW member) from Christiansburg, VA: Seen
This evening (Sunday, 18th of February), we very easily sighted the crescent moon of Safar in Christiansburg,
Paul Burnham (MCW member) from Chino Valley, Arizona: Seen
I am pleased to report that the crescent moon was seen from Chino Valley, AZ this evening of Feb. 18, 2007. Sighting was delayed due to heavy clouds and the moon was first sighted at 1837 MST using binoculars. It came clear of clouds and into full visual visibility at 1840 MST and was tracked by my wife Anne and myself for several minutes longer. The arc appeared to extend from the 3 O'clock to the 8 O'clock position relative to a horizontal horizon.
Mary Singer (MCW member) from Spokane, Washington State: Seen
New lunar crescent easily sighted from Spokane, WA (USA) at 5:55pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday evening, February 18th, 2007. This was a thicker crescent, and the earth-shine was magnificent! A very large, bright Venus was above and to the left of the crescent by may be 15 degrees.
Dr. Youssef Ismail (MCW member), Windy Hill, San Francisco, California: Seen
On Sunday, Feb 18, I and brother Khurram Tai, had the great pleasure of seeing the
new hilal for Safar 1428. It was first seen by me at 6:01 pm (and then by
Khurram about ten minutes later when he arrived on location) at Magnetic
azimuth of approximately 236 degrees and at an altitude of about 8 fingers
above the horizon (approx. 15 degs altitude). The limbs were both pointing
up, the right limb was at about 3 O'clock and the left limb at about 8
O'clock. The skies were clear where the moon was seen, but hazy with some
clouds near the horizon. The location of the sighting was as before, Windy
Hill Open Space Preserve 37 degs 21 mins North Lat. 122 degs 14 mins West
Long. at an elevation of 1775 feet above sea level. It was photographed on
film, images not available at this time.
Gulamabbas A. Khakoo (MCW member) from Buena Park, California: Not Seen
Unable to observe the crescent of Safar on Sunday, Feb. 18th, 2007 from Buena Park, Ca. Very heavy cloud in western horizon. Tried from 17:40 to 18:15.
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