Idul Fitri 2008 1429

Posted on September 27, 2008 



Idul Fitri (Eid-ul Fitr, Eid al-Fitr) 2008 / 1429 is three days away. For Indonesian Muslim (and non Muslim alike) it’s the biggest holyday as some offices remain closed for about a week. Many Indonesians who work in the capital or anywhere outside one’s original place are supposed to do mudik or pulang kampung (going home) to meet their respective families, old-days friends and some have a “hidden agenda” of showing off one’s success (in terms of career, achievement, wealth, etc). 

In short, Idul Fitri holiday is the most awaited and celebrated days in Indonesia. And for you all, I wish you a Happy Eid and Holyday. Selamat Lebaran. Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin and Happy pulang kampung too.

When is Eid ul-Fitri 2008/1429 be observed?

1. Indonesia: Muslim both under Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organisation may celebrate it on Wednesday (October 1). Government via Departmen of Religious Affairs also announced last night the same announcement with NU & Muhammadiyah as they are unable to see the hilal (crescent) on Monday.

2. India mostly on Wednesday October 1. Pakistan probably October 2.

3. Saudi Arabia will observe Idul Fitri on Tuesday according to an official announcement.

This is an analysis details from a popular moonsighting website:

“The Astronomical New Moon is on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 8:12 GMT, 4:12 am EDT, 1:12 am PDT).

“It will not be visible on September 29 except small possibility in Ploynesian Islands. On Tuesday, September 30, it will be visible in New Zealand Australia, Indonesia, South Asia, Africa and Americas.

“In North America on September 30, it can be seen in Southern belt states. So, Eidul-Fitr is expected on Wednesday, October 1, most of the world, Insha-Allah. Also, according to the criteria adopted by Fiqh Council of North America, and European Council for Fatwa and Research, the first day of Shawwal is on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, which would be after completing 30 days of Ramadan.

“In the UK moon cannot be sighted on Sep 29 or Sep 30, 2008. Sighting in UK could only be on October 1.

“However a new Fatawa from Deoband, India, is that even if moon is seen in as far south as South Africa, UK will accept that sighting. According to this criterion Eid in UK will be on October 1, Insha-Allah, because the moon should be easily visible in Australia and South Africa on September 30.

In Pakistan, moon may not be seen on Septmber 30, except by high powered telescope. So, Eid in Pakistan is expected to be on Octber 2, 2008.”


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Comment by utchanovsky
2008-09-27 21:13:20

I’ve got an allocation job to guard the base camp. That’s pity.

btw, minal aidin walfaizin pak :D

 
Comment by Silo
2008-09-27 22:51:49

Wah I’m not go for “mudik” this Ied time..
Anyway Happy lebaran for all…
MAy Allah bless us with our fasting and other ibadah…

 
Comment by ocid
2008-09-28 02:18:07

komentarnya agak OOT dikit ya…
Tumben ajah mas Fatih, artikel yang ini pakai ilustrasi gambar selain bunga. Tidak seperti artikel lainnya :)
btw : Minal Aidin Wal Faidzin… Mohon maaf lahir batin…

 
Comment by master mister ndru
2008-09-28 05:28:32

idul fitri ?! mm..mm..mm kata yang terdengar seperti kemerdekaan yang dikumandangkan dengan proklamasi bagi pejuang-pejuang kita dulu. Idul fitri adalah hari kemenangan, hari perayaan dimana bagi mereka yang telah berhasil berjuang selama sebulan penuh melawan hawa nafsu, menahan lapar dan haus, memperbanyak amalan-amalan… Pasti beda apa yang dirasakan mereka yang benar2 berjuang dan mereka yang hanya sekedar ikut merayakan.Di indonesia sebagai salah satu negara yang mayoritas beragama ISLAM, budaya ” mudik ” sudah menjadi agenda tahunan yang terjadi.
….. finally “met iedul fitri” mohon maaf lahir bathin…..

 
Comment by tukang sapu radio
2008-09-28 08:02:29

Idul fitri? Budaya ataukah syaria’at? Kita seringnya hanya ikut “lebaran” tanpa merasakan idul fitri dalam hati kita. Apa sih idul fitri itu? kok semua orang ngomongin dia?
Btw, minal a’idin semoga kita bisa faizin.
Kabur…….. takut ditimpuk om fatih

 
2008-09-28 08:31:23

welcome eid ul fitr

 
Comment by sony
2008-09-28 09:10:38

minal aidzin wal faidzin too sir…by the way i’am not mudik/pulang kampung…
http://budakfisika.blogspot.com/

 
2008-09-28 09:39:23

Tomorrow morning is the time to “mudik” to meet my family. For me, there is no iedul fitri without “mudik”. At the end Minal a’idin wal faizin to Om Fatih and all….

 
Comment by oaken
2008-09-28 11:58:11

Met Idul Fitri
Mohon Maaf Lahir dan Batin ya ^_^

 
Comment by Bryantara
2008-09-28 13:52:38

Maaf lahir batin too..

 
Comment by indo-trans
2008-09-28 14:38:49

btw mudi ke mana mas fatih?? met hari raya idul fitri aja dech,, mohon maaf lahir dan bathin..

#saya mudiknya tiap hari. :)

 
Comment by thimbu
2008-09-28 19:25:29

minal aidzin wal faidzin…
mohon maaf lahir dan bathin, mas…

 
Comment by Wahyu
2008-09-29 06:13:07

Met kenal semuanya dan met hari raya. Mudah-mudahan dengan saling memaafkan, akan membersihkan hati kita dari penyakit hati seperti dendam, iri, dengki dan sombong yang tanpa disadari penyakit batin ini justru lebih bebahaya daripada penyakit jasmani.

 
Comment by Hendrawan
2008-09-29 07:18:13

If along the time I ever commented at this blog such as spam work, I’m sorry for this day and later..
Happy Eid Fitri…

 
Comment by mfajrinet
2008-09-29 08:06:27

Happy Idul Fitri, Minal Aidin Wal Faidzin.. ;)

 
2008-09-29 13:54:32

taqoballahu minna wa minkum….selamat idul fitri…..yang muda banyak salah ya Mas

 
Comment by wisnu
2008-09-30 00:53:30

taqoballahu minna wa minkum …
selamat idul fitri ya mas …

 
Comment by Hafily007
2008-09-30 01:02:43

Jika Saudi Idul Fitri sekarang, dapatkah dinyatakan Indonesia mestinya “lebih sekarang?”, Saudi mestinya besok. Tolong beri kami jawaban. Sebab Saudi, Kuwait dan Libya katanya Idul Fitri sekarang.. Thanks.
Happy Idul Fitri from Saudi, Kuwait and Libya..

#tidak mesti begitu. saudi mgkn melihat hilal, di indonesia tidak. alasan ini cukup jadi alasan.
yg ahli hisab sendiri berbeda pendapatnya. ada yg lebaran selasa (hari ini) ada yg rabu

 
Comment by arif
2008-09-30 03:26:07

Minal Aidzin Wal Faizin

Happy Mudik

 
Comment by aminhers
2008-09-30 16:57:37

mohon maaf lahir dan bathin jika ada salah ucap dalam tulisan2 saya.

 
Comment by fauzansigma
2008-09-30 19:26:18

Bisa jadi kawan, kita tidak akan bertemu lagi dengan Ramadhan berikutnya, atau mungkin jauh dan sangat lama.

Mohon maaf lahir dan batin, selamat hari raya idul fitri 1429 H.

 
Comment by Dadan
2008-10-01 02:42:55

Minal aidin wal faizin, maaf lahir dan bathin..

 
Comment by mujahidahwanita
2008-10-01 04:25:47

Taqobbalallahuminna waminkum
Washiyamana washiyamakum
Minal ‘Aidin walpaidzin
Mohon Maaf Lahir dan Bathin 1 Syawal 1429 H

 
Comment by albri
2008-10-01 14:40:36

Minal ‘Aidin walpaidzin bos….

 
Comment by sanseno
2008-10-02 00:51:34

Taqobbalallahuminna waminkum !

salam kenal mas.
baru belajar ngeblog

 
Comment by Lowongan Kerja
2008-10-02 04:30:23

Taqaballahu minna wa minkum. May Allah forgive us all.

 
Comment by Erica5aisha
2008-10-02 10:10:53

Sallamat Pagi,

Eid Mubarak brother.. I just found your blog… I just love everything Indonesian. You’re totally saved in my bookmarks. Do you know of any Muslimah Indonesian bloggers of note?

Thanks!

Sallamat,
erica aisha

 
Comment by andreas iswinarto
2008-10-02 17:18:25

hikayat bulan adalah hikayat mimpi
bulan bundar negeri bahagia
ada nyanyi sunyi pada jutaan kaum papa
di tanah yang mati
di air yang mati
negeri surga yang mencekik

dengan terus menyadari tugas kita untuk saudara-saudara yang menderita…..

selamat idul fitri
maaf lahir dan batin

 
2008-10-02 22:45:04

taqobalallohu minna waminkum. selamat idul fitri.

 
Comment by ifat
2008-10-03 02:03:47

Bila kata merangkai dusta..

Bila langkah membekas lara…

Bila hati penuh prasangka…

Dan bila ada langkah yang menoreh luka…

Mohon bukakan pintu maaf…

SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI 1429 H

Minal Aidhin Wal Faidhin…..Mohon maaf lahir batin

 
Comment by salam
2008-10-03 03:12:31

SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI MOHON MAAF LAHIR BATHIN

 
2008-10-03 03:52:13

do you also mudik? it has been long time for you not to post an article at all.

 
Comment by indungg
2008-10-03 18:21:21

Minal ‘aidzin wal fa idzin,kang..
Mohon maaf lahir dan bathin..
Sukses!

 
Comment by Rob
2008-10-04 03:08:02

Nah, if you and your parents, your grandparents, and your great-grandparents are born and raised in Jakarta, mudik ke mana iya? Pulang kampung to your great-great-grandparents perhaps?

Mohon maaf lahir dan bathin.

 
2008-10-04 04:29:51

Sugeng Riyadi 1429 H
Minal Aidzin Wal Faizin
Semoga Lebaranin Membawa Berkah Bagi Kita smeua
Amien

 
2008-10-04 04:45:03

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri,
Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin
Semoga Amal Ibadah kita di bulan Ramadhan diterima Allah SWT
Semga Kita Selalu Diberikan Berkah dan Hidayah oleh-Nya

 
2008-10-04 11:59:57

it’s oct 4th, but mr Fatih hasn’t posted any article yet.

 
Comment by Qisthon
2008-10-04 12:54:20

Happy Iedul Fitri Kang :D

 
Comment by Hot-request
2008-10-04 16:00:51

Rip apart the darkness, catch the overflowing light and hold it up high. we awakening in the new world.

Happy Holy lebaran days Mr.Fatihsyuhud.

 
Comment by Hot-request
2008-10-04 16:06:54

hope we feel as if we reborn in our new world..

forgive all my past and my sins…

hope our great act can be accepted by God..aMeen

 
Comment by Hot request
2008-10-04 16:09:57

apa kabar mas fatih…

mudik pergi kemana?

semoga sehat2 saja dan salam sukses

 
Comment by Hot request
2008-10-04 16:10:43

minal aidzin walfaidzin…

 
2008-10-05 00:01:29

just stopping by. checking for new posts

 
2008-10-05 00:02:32

where are you mr fatih?

 
Comment by RainTurb
2008-10-05 04:16:44

met berlebaran aja nih…

n salam kenal

 
Comment by qoyyim
2008-10-05 04:21:53

sayang gw ga akan pernah merasakan yang namanya mudik. hehehe

 
2008-10-05 12:35:29

@qoyyim: why not? it’s once a year, eh?

 
2008-10-06 02:54:06

daily visits. checking for new updates

 
Comment by Hendrawan
2008-10-06 05:44:02

aha.. you are still in Village brother?

 
Comment by torasham
2008-10-06 07:31:00

never through “mudik|….:sad:

 
Comment by sima
2008-10-06 10:40:02

Minal Aidin Wal-Faizin
Happy Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1429 H.

 
2008-10-06 13:20:52

ha? village for so long time?

 
Comment by sandwiseno
2008-10-06 13:51:37

Aslm, gak mudik mas?

 
Comment by sandwiseno
2008-10-06 13:53:43

Taqobbalallahuminna waminkum!

 
Comment by Bambang Sudiyono
2008-10-06 23:42:42

Mohon maaf lahir dan batin..
http://penerjemahresmi.wordpress.com

 
Comment by mumad nasir
2008-10-07 05:11:58

Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh,
Selamat hari raya Idul Fihri 1429 H. Mohon maaf lahir Bathin. Semoga perjalanan hidup kita ini memperoleh kebahagian dan kemenangan yang abadi di akhirat. Kampung akhirat lebih baik bagimu, namun jangan lupa dunia mu, ok.

Wassalam

 
Comment by Kipas
2008-10-07 08:42:44

Met Idul fitri for all. maaf lahir batin

 
Comment by Hot request
2008-10-07 13:42:58

it’s nice to welcome the awakening voice from all over the world.. they said Allah the greatest..Allah the Greatest..

Minal aidzin walfaidzin…

forgive my sins…n start a new days…

 
Comment by vicky ridwana
2008-10-09 06:47:59

Minal ‘Aidin walpaidzin

mohon maaf lahir dan batin mas…..

 
Comment by Resep Kue
2008-10-09 06:49:42

Minal Aidin walpaidzin

salam kenal mas….

 
Comment by Saudara Muslim
2008-10-11 03:36:46

Mohon maaf lahir batin, terima kasih berita2nya selama ini

 
Comment by Bina Izzatu Dini
2008-10-11 15:06:42

happy ied mubarak,
May Allah Accept all of your good deeds,fasting and prayers:) Ameen!

 
Comment by herbal remedy
2008-10-24 06:56:19

Minal Aidin Wal-Faizin
Happy Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1429 H.

Stuck in crowded traffic when mudik is tradition.

 
Comment by next health news
2008-11-05 08:52:55

Mudik and traffic are parts of Idul Fitri in Indonesia. Maybe they will more patient when it happen.

 
Comment by herbal remedy
2008-11-05 08:56:09

How it can be more patient with crowded situation all things gonna be take seriously even they are still fasting I guess.

 
Comment by piepied
2009-02-23 07:16:15

IdUl fItRi ADl HaRi YaNg iuNdAhEn YaNg MeNyeNaNGkAn

 
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