LessonsKitab al-Sawm: Eid Crescent Sighting and TestimonyQuiz

The earlier Ramadan-crescent passage allowed the testimony of one upright person when the sky was obstructed.

The present Shawwal-crescent passage specifies two men or one man with two women. A learner must not transplant the Ramadan threshold into the Shawwal case.

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Contrast with the Ramadan crescent

Kitab al-Sawm: Eid Crescent Sighting and Testimony

The earlier Ramadan-crescent passage allowed the testimony of one upright person when the sky was obstructed.

The present Shawwal-crescent passage specifies two men or one man with two women. A learner must not transplant the Ramadan threshold into the Shawwal case.