APLIKASI IMKAN AL-RU'YAH PERSPEKTIF FIQIH DAN ASTRONOMI DI INDONESIA
Abstract: One moderate method
to determine the beginning of the month is imkān ar-ru’yah. On the other hand,
there is no agreed imkān ar-ru’yah criteria among Muslims resulting in the
claims of syar’i crescent and astronomy crescent. Therefore, Muslim scholars
suggest that imkān ar-ru’yah criteria should be developed using a systematic
scientific research. In addition, the atmosphere thickness in the equator is
not similar to other countries so that the specific imkān ar-ru’yah criteria in
Indonesia is possible to be different from other countries which are far from
the equator. Based on the background, the writer is interested in to do
research on imkān ar-ru’yah in Indonesia in the perspective of fiqh and
astronomy. This writing uses “science cum doctrinaire approach”to analyse data
. The findings of this research are as follows. First, in the fiqh perspective,
there are several variables of imkān ar-ru’yah: calculating, horizon, crescent
and testimony, and criteria. The imkān ar-ru’yah criteria in fiqh perspective
is altitude >2˚ and elongation >3,6˚. Second, in the astronomy
perspective, imkān ar-ru’yah criteria is formulated by altitudes >3,7˚ and
elongation >5,5˚. Third, the tendency of the new moon criteria that is
acceptable in the astronomy and fiqh perspectives is altitude >2,7˚ and elongation
> 5,5˚.
Penulis: Muhammad Hasan
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd130292
