130 years ago … an Egyptian officer predicts the date of Ramadan and Eid 2020



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To demonstrate the validity of astronomical predictions, Dr. Khaled Al-Zaqqa, a member of the Arab Federation for Space and Astronomy, published a controversial tweet about an Egyptian officer’s prediction of Ramadan and Eid dates for this year (2020 AD / 1441 AH) 130 years ago.

The precision of astronomical calculations.

In the book The Inspirational Timings, published in 1311, by its author, the Egyptian major general, “Muhammad Mukhtar Pasha”, the date Hijri appears from its beginning and the corresponding period in the Gregorian year until 1500 AH.

In it, the Egyptian officer stated that “Ramadan this year 1441 will be on Friday, April 24 and Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, May 24 .. !!”.

Al-Zaqqaq included in his tweet a video clip that reveals some pages of the book, in which Muhammad Mukhtar Pasha related the dates of religious events according to astronomy, which included the prediction of Ramadan and Eid in 2020.

According to the book published 130 years ago, Ramadan arrives on Friday, April 24, 2020 and Eid on May 24 of the same year, as the author who recorded the dates of religious events up to 1500 AH.



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