Saudi Arabia needs to publish its calendar for adha festivity in order for the rest of muslim world to follow. Unlike the feast of fasting, adha can shift by few days without a fiqhi issue. Fasting is a religious act strictly tied to time, while hajj is an act strictly tied to a specific place. While fasting is performed independently by each responsible muslim, we celebrate adha in reciprocity to those Muslims performing hajj in Mecca. As such, it becomes unacceptable to celebrate adha out of synch of Muslims in Mecca. Today's eid celebration in Turkey is a bit "surreal". Societies and economies need to plan ahead for their eid activities. It is incumbent on the Saudi officials to publish the adha calendar for decades to come. I wish everyone an early happy eid adha. Regards,
Walid.
Walid.