UNRAVELING HILAL'S CHARACTERISTICS: (PERCEPTION OF SIMILARITIES THE PHYSICAL MEANING OF HILAL)

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the real characteristics of the new moon. The study was managed by search on the verses of the Qur'an and the interpretations, al-Hadith and syarah. The opinions of the scholars with a linguistic approach, interpretation, fiqh and astronomy. Scientists attempt to formulate the new moon through rationalization and interpretation of the scriptures to observation and experimentation which ultimately results in two approaches to the new moon, namely theoretical and empirical. The beginning of the Islamic month is determined by the visibility of the new moon. The characteristics are very thin and faint, like threads, white in color. An absolute condition for the occurrence of the hilāl is the occurrence of conjunctions or ijtima'.