RUKYAT

SEMARANG, 20/8 - RUKYAT. A officer observes hilal (new rising months) by using a diopong, when doing rukyat (activity observes the hilal appearance), to determine the beginning of Syawal 1430 Hijriah, from the Al Husna tower with a height of 95 meters, at the Supreme Mosque of Central Java, in Semarang, Thursday (20/8). Rukyat involved a number of scholars, academicians and astronomy experts have not seen the hilal cultivation, so as to determine the beginning of Syawal 1430 The faith is submitted to the government through its debate. ANTARA/R Rekotomo/s/nz/09