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But alas, that was not to be, as the book finally got it wrong after reportedly getting it right many times in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The video quickly went viral as many were expecting Eid to be on Saturday, but hey, Eid is today as the moon was sighted in the country.<\/p>\n<h2>It looks like even ancient wisdom can&#8217;t keep up with the unpredictable nature of the moon.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This video has surfaced online in Saudi Arabia showing proof that an ancient book predicted decades ago that Eid Al-Fitr this year (2023) is going to be on Saturday. What do you guys think? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rLmvG50nNZ\">pic.twitter.com\/rLmvG50nNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karim Wafa Al-Hussaini (@DrKarimWafa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrKarimWafa\/status\/1649031741670031361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A relatively unknown Arabic text book has now become the centre of all drawing room conversations as a video of it has gone viral. In it, a man is seen explaining how the book predicted way back that Eid would be on Saturday. 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