Tuesday night 01/27/2009 & Wednesday 01/28/2009 is Safar 1, 1430 – The Chicago Hilal Team would like to welcome the month of Safar, 1430. There were no valid reports of moon sighting anywhere in the United States. Consequently, Muharram will complete its full cycle of 30 days, and Safar will begin at Maghrib on Tuesday, […]

Rasulullah (S) is reported to have said: “Whoever expands his expenditure on his family on the day of ‘Aashura, Allah will inflate his sustenance for the rest of that year.”

Sunday night 12/28/2008 & Monday 12/29/2008 is Muharram 1, 1430 – The Chicago Hilal Team would like to welcome the month of Muharram and the year 1430 Hijri. There were no valid reports of moon sighting anywhere in the United States. Consequently, Dhul-Hijjah completed its full cycle of 30 days, and Muharram began at Maghrib […]