According to Islam, moon is sighted for knowing the start of Islamic months. Science can help us to sight the new moon accurately. Thus, we can follow Islam by using science in the sighting of moon. However, we should never let science override Islam. Basically there are three school of thoughts on the matter of moon sighting. One says that we should always follow Islam in sighting the moon. The second one says that we should follow science in the matter of moon sighting and the last one which takes the middle path says that we should follow both Islam and science in sighting the moon but we should never let science override Islam. The last school of thought talks about following the order of Islam for moon sighting and taking aid from science by using technology for the process of moon sighting. This is actually the middle path and we should always be balanced as per Islam. Thus, using the scientific inventions for sighting the moon and following the Islamic orders in this context primarily is the key towards having a unanimous proclamation of Eid and Ramadan.

In Pakistan, where two different days are decided for Eid ul Fitr and Ramadan, this school of thought’s views can be applied practically in order to have one Eid ul Fitr and Ramadan on the same day in the entire Pakistan. Modern science and technology can be used to know about the occurrence of new moon and thus, in this way unanimous decision can be taken by all the ulemas of Pakistan for the proclamation of the first days of Eid ul Fitr and Ramadan.