Why FOUR Eids?

Eid Mubarak to all.

Nigeria claimed to have seen the moon on Tuesday, November 1 (before it was born) !!

[b]Eid was done on 4 different days in different countires:[/b]

OFFICIAL 1st Day of Shawwal in Different Countries

[b]Wednesday, November 2, 2005: [/b]

Libya
Nigeria

[b]Thursday, November 3, 2005: [/b]

Algeria (after 30 days of Ramadan)
Australia
Austria
Bahrain (Followed S. Arabia)
Egypt (after 30 days of Ramadan)
Germany
Indonesia
Iraq (Claim of Sighting)
Jordan (Followed S. Arabia)
Kenia (Claim of Sighting)
Kuwait (Followed S. Arabia)
Lebanon (Followed S. Arabia)
Malysia
Mauritania (Followed S. Arabia)
Namibia (also on Friday)
Norway
Oman (Claim of Sighting)
Palestine (Followed S. Arabia)
Qatar (Followed S. Arabia)
Russia
S. Arabia (after 30 days of Ramadan)
Slovakia
Somalia (Claim of Sighting)
Syria (after 30 days of Ramadan)
Turkey
UAE (Followed S. Arabia)
UK (also on Friday)
Ukrain
USA (also on Friday)
Yemen (Claim of Sighting)

[b]Friday, November 4, 2005: [/b]

Bangladesh
Brunei
Canada
Guyana
Iran
Iraq (also on Thursday)
Namibia (also on Thursday)
Morocco
Pakistan
South Africa
Trinidad
UK (also on Thursday)
USA (also on Thursday)

[b]Saturday, November 5, 2005: [/b]

India

The official first day of Shawwal in the USA is divided once more between Fiqh Council of North Amrica and many other organizations.

That is interesting...

"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.