Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK), Moh. Mahfud MD in the opening ceremony along with the Family and the Board of Iskandar Muda Park (TIM) Adnan Gunto on Thursday (4 / 8)

There are two ways or methods to determine the initial month of fasting, namely by rukyatul hilal (view month) and hisab (count), which both are equally true. This was stated by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) Moh. Mahfud MD. He give religious lectures (tausiyah) in the open along with the Family and the Board of Iskandar Muda Park (TIM) Adnan Gunto on Thursday (4 / 8).

In the presence of Members of Presidential Advisory Council Widodo AS, and State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar, as well as other high officials, Mahfud MD explains how the history of the need for suction. According to him, at the time of the Prophet Muhammad there is no science of suction. "Prophet Muhammad that wants to fast must see the moon first. The emergence of astronomy in the world today actually started because Islam has spread from Saudi Arabia to various other hemisphere, such as Europe, Africa, and Asia, so the form needs to know how the Muslims that if there is at the poles, and it is different from Saudi Arabia, "he explained.

Therefore, according to Mahfud, there is a need to know the science of suction when the sun is not visible, while having to know the prayer times. Science is ultimately indispensable by Muslims residing in Europe, Africa. "So to know it should be put on science," he explained.

In addition to talking about the promptness in initiating the beginning of fasting, Mahfud MD also touched on how the Muslims master the knowledge of the western world. According to him, the western world can master the world of knowledge in medieval Islam have mastered the western world. "A number that is used now but it’s not a number latin arabic numbers. That brought them to the west is Al-Khwarizmi, Math experts of Islam, because the science of Greece in the 5th century BC was about to drown, "said Mahfud.

Therefore, according to Mahfud MD, there are two benefits that can be taken related to this matter. First, the desire to worship can encourage progress, not just the opposite. "There are some people who to worship, but other matters are not considered. Yet Islam never rules the world departing from godly desire, "he explained.

Second, according to Mahfud MD, after Islam had mastered western world, after that, a setback Kingdom of Spain, the Umayyad Empire, Kingdom of Turkey since the emergence keseweng his authority among the government. "Including the destruction of the kingdom of Demak, Mataram, because the kingdom was not thinking about the people, just think of who’s in power after this. Therefore, the State of Indonesia will also experience the same thing if the leaders do not think the rule of justice in society, " Mahfud MD said.

Moreover, according to Mahfud MD, now the basis of nationalism rather than to strengthen the army, strengthen the police, strengthen the combat aircraft, but the most important of it all is to strengthen nationalism. "With love to the nation and state, then it will stand for justice. If there is no justice, there’s no use that army would be like a mountain of sand, will collapse by itself, "he explained. (Shohibul Umam/mh/Yazid.tr)