Posted  on 08/16/2006.   

                                     SHAB-E-MERAJ JALSA AT MICC

Mahdavia Islamic Center of Chicago (MICC) will be hosting a Jalsa on the occasion of Lailatul Mi'raj on Saturday, August 19th, after Maghrib prayer. Please  join us for this event with your family and friends. Rajab 27th will occur on Tuesday, August 22nd, therefore, Lailatul Mi'raj will be the night between Monday, August 21st and Tuesday, August 22nd. 

Thanks, MICC
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                 In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
                  
                            An Appeal for Sighting New Moon
                   On Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 29th  Rajab 1427 H

  As'salamu alaikum,                                                                    
                            29^th of Rajab falls on Thursday the 24^th of August, 2006.Members of our community and especially the "Shahideen” –Observers, are hereby requested to try to sight the New Moon (Hilal) for the month of Shaban around Sunset (Maghrib) and inform  us on the telephone numbers given below. May Allah reward you for this service of the community.

Please note that sighting should be unaided i.e. binoculars etc. should not be used.

 Faqueer Abulfatah Syed Nusrat Gufiralahu                                                                                                
 Phones:773-764-5707  OR  773-317-9292   
 Mr. Rahmat Ali Khan, President MICC@773-743-4329

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                         Moon Sighting Updates

Updated: 11.55 PM CST 08/24/2006.  

  ON 29TH OF RAJAB i.e. THURSDAY ,24TH OF AUGUST 2006.SO FAR  NO POSITIVE MOON SIGHTING  INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANY PLACE ..

                        FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW

    Updated: 10.00 PM CST 08/24/2006.    
  
  So far there is NO Positive Moon Sighting report from any place in North America.

     
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 Updated:  08/25/2006.

                   Announcement for the Month of Shaban
      (By Peer O Murshid Hazrat Abulfatah Syed Nusrat Tashreefullahi Qibla)  

 As'salamu alaikum,  
                          Crescent was not sighted anywhere in North America on 29^th of Rajab i.e. Thursday the 24th of August 2006 . Therefore Rajab will complete its cycle of 30 days and the 1st of Shaban 1427 will be on Saturday,corresponding to the 26^th  of August 2006.

 Faqueer Abulfatah Syed Nusrat 

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