Sep. 12th, 2007
Где находится нофелет Когда же наступит священный месяц рамадан?
Some 150 observation groups comprising astronomers equipped with state-of-the-art equipment are monitoring the Ramadan crescent in different parts of the country:
TEHRAN, Sept. 11--An official of the leader’s office said on Tuesday the likelihood of observing the crescent of the lunar month of Ramadan on Wednesday is very high. Alireza Movahed-Nejad also told Fars News Agency that 150 observation groups comprising astronomers equipped with state-of-the-art equipment are monitoring the Ramadan crescent in different parts of the country. However, he pointed out that if the holy month’s crescent is not observed on Wednesday, it will be surely observed on Thursday. “Reports of different groups are sent to leader’s office and after summing them up and considering different aspects, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will announce the sighting of the Ramadan crescent,“ Movahed-Nejad said.Система весьма прогрессивная: не наблюл, скажем, аятолла начало месяца, значит, и зарплату можно на день задержать. Пустячок, а в масштабах всей Исламской Республики на молочишко набегает...
А вот в Древнем Риме начало месяцев объявлял не аятолла Хаменеи, а понтифик Максим. А если понтифика звали по другому, то и начало месяцев не объявлялось. И зарплату, соответственно, можно было не платить.
