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Islamic group in Gowa celebrates Idul Fitri on Monday
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Muslim women perform the Idul Fitri mass prayer in the courtyard of Sudirman mosque in
Denpasar, Bali, in this file photo taken on June 25, 2017. (JP/Zul Trio Anggono)
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round 100 members of the An-Nadzir group gathered on Monday morning in An-Nadzir Islamic village in Romang Lompoa subdistrict in Bonto Marannu district in Gowa, South Sulawesi, to perform Idul Fitri prayers.
Based on the group's observations and calculations, they believe that the first day of Idul Fitri fell on Monday.
“After observing the moon and other natural signs, we decided Idul Fitri fell today,” chairman of An-Nadzir supervisory board M. Samiruddin Pademmui said on Monday as reported by Antara news agency.
After performing subuh (dawn prayers) on Monday, scores of people flocked to the site where the Idul Fitri prayers were conducted.
Male worshipers wore turbans on top of their brightly-dyed hair, a distinguishing trait of the congregation. The females wore black full-body veils or burkas.
The group celebrates Idul Fitri, which marks the end of the Ramadan fasting month, earlier than other Muslims across the archipelago. Most Muslims still observed fasting on Monday as Idul Fitri is expected to fall on Wednesday.
The Religious Affairs Ministry will hold an isbat (confirmation) meeting with various Islamic organizations this afternoon to decide the first day of Idul Fitri.
A combination of methods, namely hisab (astronomical calculations) and rukyat (visual observation) of the new moon, would be used during the isbat.
Muhammadiyah, meanwhile, had previously announced that the first day of Syawal, the month after Ramadan, would fall on Wednesday based on their own astronomic calculation. (vny)
