“That is the result of a consultative meeting of the Tarjih Assembly of Muhammadiyah regional leaders at the office of our East Java chapter on July 5, 2011,” chapter secretary Nadjib Hamid said Thursday in Surabaya, as quoted by Antara news agency.
He said Muhammadiyah had based its calculation on a hisab (astronomical observation) performed by the Tarjih Assembly in Tanjung Kodok in the East Java town of Lamongan.
The calculation shows that the Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan will end after 29 days, or on Aug. 29, meaning Idul Fitri, which falls on the first of Syawal, the next month after Ramadhan in the Islamic calendar, will be on Aug. 30.
But, the East Java chapter of the larger Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) said Indonesian Muslims might celebrate Idul Fitri on different days.
NU East Java official Sholeh Hayat said there was a possibility that the Syawal hilal (new moon) would be seen only after Aug. 30, meaning the first day of Idul Fitri could fall on Aug. 31 instead.
Sholeh added, nevertheless, that the NU would perform its rukyatul hilal (new moon sighting) nearer to the end of Ramadhan to decide when exactly the fasting month ended.
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