Shehwar Finger

I mostly tweet about United or F1, so follow at your own peril.

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Eid Mubarak to all of our Papaya Fam celebrating 🧡🌙

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🚨 Pedro Sánchez:

“We received today a message demanding that Lamine Yamal be suspended because he raised the Palestinian flag during FC Barcelona celebrations yesterday.

I think this is ridiculous; that I am being asked to suspend a player just for raising the Palestinian flag.

Instead, I believe you should contact FIFA to ban you from participating in football because of what you have been doing for more than three years: systematic killing and genocide committed in the most horrific ways.

Lamine Yamal will be honored, and this flag will remain an icon of celebrations in the streets of Spain from today onward.”

[Shehwar Finger @shehwar_f]

We would actually first use them to create bombs.

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If astrophage did ever exist humans would not waste a second and use it's energy to start boiling water smh 🤦

[Ahmadulbadawy AbdulRaheem @Ahmadulbadawy]

They are not lying; they simply moved from one valid interpretation of Shahada (physical) to another valid interpretation (astronomical presence).

I will explain, because you requested it.

To an outsider or a scientist, it looks like a lie. However, from a theological and administrative perspective, it is a matter of jurisprudence (Fiqh) and the definition of what constitutes the witnessing of a crescent.

The core of the misunderstanding lies in the Quranic verse: “So whoever among you witnesses/sights (shahida) the month, he should fast it” (2:185).

In linguistic and legal terms, the word shuhud (witnessing/sighting) is an example of دلالة ظنيّة (Speculative/Non-Definitive Indication), i.e: the word "witness/sight" in the verse is open to multiple interpretations based on ijtihad.

For this reason, Scholars have historically applied three different interpretations to what it means to "witness/sight" the crescent:

1- Shahada of the Eye: This is the physical sighting of the crescent (whether with naked eyes or advanced optical aid)

2- Shahada of Presence: This argues that if you are present in your city (not traveling) when the month begins, you must fast.

3- Shahada of Taqdir (calculation/estimation): This supports using the birth of the new moon (conjunction) as the witness.

Saudi Arabia uses the Umm al-Qura calendar for its daily administrative life. This calendar is not based on "will it be seen?" but rather "has the new moon been born and is it present in the sky?"

When the official moon-sighting committees go out and the sky is cloudy or the moon is too low to be seen, the authorities often default to the Umm al-Qura calculation to maintain national consistency. In their view, if the moon is astronomically present (the birth has occurred), the condition for the new month has been met; applying the Shahada of Taqdir.

The Umm al-Qura criteria considers the month to have begun if the moon sets after the sun at the coordinates of Mecca, even if only by a few seconds. In such cases, the moon has been witnessed technically, even if it is invisible to the eyes/binoculars.

The data for today (February 17, 2026) in Mecca demonstrates exactly how this technical sighting works:

- Conjunction (Birth of the Moon): 3:01 PM (Mecca Time).
- Sunset: 5:52 PM in Tumair.
- Moonset: 5:54 PM in Tumair.
- The "Lag Time": 2 minutes.

To an astronomer, these 2 minutes are irrelevant because the moon’s illumination is too low (less than 1%) to be seen.

However, to the Saudi Supreme Court, the condition of presence has been met. Since the moon remained above the horizon for two minutes after the sun disappeared, it is "witnessed" or "sighted" by calculation (Taqdir).

Thank You.

- Ahmadulbadawy AbdulRaheem.

#Ramadan2026
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[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

By studying samples analyzed by the Curiosity rover, scientists have taken another step toward understanding whether life could have ever existed on Mars.

A new study suggests that non-biological sources cannot fully account for the abundance of organic compounds found in a sample collected by the rover.

Dig into the details: https://t.co/zZKCgKEROr

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Al Jazeera denounces YouTube's submission to the ban of its broadcast in Israel and calls for adherence to international conventions.

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Formula 1 2025 Season Cutaway

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Lando Norris this ENTIRE race!

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LANDO NORRIS SECURES A DOMINANT WIN!! 🏆👏

It's a commanding race for the McLaren driver! 👀

#F1 #MexicoGP

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🚨 NEW CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER 🚨

Lando Norris moves into the lead of the Drivers' Championship after his Mexico victory! 👏

#F1 #MexicoGP

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"What a lap!"

Very well said, Lando 😮‍💨🙌

#F1 #MexicoGP @McLarenF1

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Rashford I see you

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LANDO NORRIS IS ON POLE IN MEXICO! 👏🥇

What. A. Mighty. Lap! 🤯

#F1 #MexicoGP

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South Africa are back at the FIFA World Cup after 16 years 🇿🇦👏

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🇿🇦 South Africa have qualified for #FIFAWorldCup 26!

#WeAre26

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🚨 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: South Africa 🇿🇦 have qualified for the 2026 World Cup 🙏

Bafana Bafana will be present for the first time since hosting the World Cup in 2010, after a tense battle in Group C 🥵

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