Assalaamu Alaikuum wa Rahamatullahi wabarakatuhu to all my dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters! And to everyone else as well May your day have been all you want and as prosperous as you want!! Wanted to share with you something! The calendar that Islam follows is guided by the trajectory of the moon. One calendar year comprises 354 days, i.e., eleven day shorter than the solar calendar. This makes the New Year date also vary each year. The Muslim New Year is celebrated on the first day of Muharram, which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. New Years Day is used to remind Muslims of the Hijra or migration, of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. It is a known fact that the actual migration did not take place on the first day of Muharram. It probably took place in the third Islamic month. The Islamic calendar itself was instituted after the actual migration. As a result of the association of the Islamic calendar with Hijra, New Years Day is an important occasion to remember the significance of the Prophets migration. The way the Muslims celebrate New Years Day is very different from other New Years Day celebrations. They gather in mosques and offer special prayers and listen to special readings from the Koran. An important part of the prayer service is the narration of the Hegira or the flight of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Muslims are supposed to reflect on their lives, the manner in which they are leading their lives and about their own mortality. The day is spent in prayer and on reflecting on how one is leading ones life. There are no celebrations that we normally associate with New Years Day. The New Year is known as Maal Hijra among the Muslims. Of late, a number of Muslims have taken to sending greeting cards to each other on their New Years Day.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:01:44 +0000
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