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Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef University, announced that the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology at the university, in cooperation with the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa, will conduct a survey to investigate the sighting of the crescent moon of Rabi’ al-Awwal 1446 AH.
The university president pointed out that the Faculty of Navigation Sciences, in cooperation with the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa, is surveying the crescent of the first months of the Arab months from the faculty’s headquarters using an electro-optical telescope under the supervision of the faculty’s observation team and in the presence of a committee from the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa in Cairo, the college is one of the monitoring and investigation committees sent by the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa to cover the sighting at the republic level pointing out that the university is always keen to provide the college with the latest astronomical telescopes that help it conduct various surveys.
Dr. Osama Shalaby, Dean of the College, explained that there is a committee from the College under the supervision of Dr. Manal Gamal El-Din Mohamed, Vice Dean of the College for Environmental Affairs and Community Service, and Dr. Ahmed Badawi Yassin, Space Sciences Lecturer and Supervisor of the Monitoring Team, this is to prepare reports on the sighting of the crescent moon of the Arab months in cooperation with the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa, the monitoring committee trains students on using the telescope to monitor and track satellites, as the Arab months have been surveyed many times over the past years.
It is worth noting that the college is not a fatwa authority, but rather a scientific authority that follows the honorable prophetic Sunnah in observing the crescent moon, as our noble Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, commanded us, the college is one of the monitoring committees that contribute to investigating the holy month and the Arab months,The college has the utmost respect and appreciation for the Egyptian Dar Al Iftaa, represented by His Eminence the Grand Mufti of Egypt,As it is the only authority that has the final say on the dates of the beginnings and ends of the Hijri months.