NASIMCO wishes to inform the community that there were verified sightings of the crescent moon on the evening of Thursday 20th April 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Southern California.

Based on the ruling of Sayyid Sistani regarding multiplicity of Horizons, the first day of the month of Shawwal 1444AH will be as follows:

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Friday April 21, 2023:
all the cities extending from Miami, FL, and passing through Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis, MN, and for Canada, all the cities that lie west of the province of Ontario to the west coast of North America.

This includes the following Jamaats:
Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Edmonton, Minneapolis
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Saturday April 22, 2023:
all other regions that are located in the east and northeast of North America.

This includes the following Jamaats:
Toronto, Ottawa, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Allentown, Montreal, Virginia, Maryland