The Council of European Jamaats has been requested to issue a statement on the issue of Salat timings by a number of members. The Council has been recommending the use of the original World Federation timings which was compiled by experts under the guidance of Marhum Mullah Asgher M.M Jaffer and validated by observations. We have sought advice from some of the experts serving our community.

The council has not received any written documentation from a recent report that a group of Ulama in London observed timings that were slightly different from our current version. However, as a Shari’ (religious) duty, the Council will be requesting  a panel of experts from the resident alims to look into this matter and this process is likely to take a  year, as it will entail a long and detailed exercise.

In the meantime, the Council has no solid evidence to suggest the timetable is different to the one compiled by Marhum Mulla Asgher and The World Federation. Hence members may continue to use the existing timetable as has been done for so many years.

Those members who are interested in the methodology that brought about the current timetable, click on the links below for a paper compiled for your information by Jaffer Bhai Dharamsi. The comments  from Sheikh Safder Jaffer and the opinion of Syed Mohamed Naqvi on this matter also attached.

Safder Jaffer - Salat Time Clarification

Jaffer Dharamsi - Determining the times for Fajar

Syed Mohamed Naqvi - Advice

Only Allah Knows the best.

Munawer Rattansey
President

14 September 2009
23 Ramadhan 1430

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