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Islamic calendar month11/20/2022 ![]() They are called as such because Allah prohibited fighting during these particular months, except in cases when an individual or group is attacked first and needs to fight back in self-defence: There are 4 months in the Hijri calendar which are known as ‘Al-ashhur al-Hurum’ or ‘The Sacred Months’ – they are Muharram, Rajab, Dhul Qidah, and Dhul Hijjah. Rabi al-thani: Meaning ‘the second spring’, it is also sometimes referred to as Rabi al-akhar or ‘the last spring’ because it referred to the end of Spring season. Al-awwal means ‘the first’ so together, this month means ‘the first spring’.Ĥ. Rabi al-awwal: The word Rabi means ‘spring’. Some sources say that this name actually derived from pre-Islamic Arabs conducting raids during this time on houses, leaving them ’empty’.ģ. Safar: Meaning ’empty’, this month was named so because pre-Islamic Arabs used to leave their homes in search of food during this month. ‘Ubaydallah ibn Abi Yazid reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I did not see the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as eager to fast a day and preferring it over others except for this day of Ashura and this month of Ramadan.” Ģ. On this day Allah saved the Children of Israil from their enemy (Firawn) and so Prophet Musa (PUH) fasted on this day to give thanks to Allah.” The Prophet ﷺ then said: “We are closer to Musa than you are” and encouraged fasting on this blessed day as well as one day before it, or one day after it to distinguish our practices from that of other faiths:Īl-Hakam ibn al-A’raj reported: I went to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and I said, “Tell me about fasting the day of Ashura.” Ibn Abbas said, “When you see the crescent of the month of al-Muharram, count the days and wake up to fast on the ninth day.” I said, “Is this how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, fasted it?” Ibn Abbas said, “Yes.” When Prophet Muhammad ﷺ arrived in Madinah after the Hijra, he observed that the Jews living there fasted on the 10th Muharram and he asked them why they fasted on this day. This day commemorates the time when Allah saved Musa (PUH) and Bani Israil from persecution by Firawn and his army. ‘Ashura’, one of the most important events in the Islamic calendar, also takes place on the 10th day of this month. This month came about to prevent the Arabs from fighting. Muharram:This is the first month in the Hijri calendar and it means ‘forbidden’. Some of the months also reference different seasons, or significant events that took place in history:ġ. Each month in the Hijri calendar symbolises a particular meaning. If the crescent is not spotted, then the new month starts after the thirtieth day. This is determined by observing the moon if the new crescent moon is spotted on the twenty-ninth day, then the new month begins on the next day. The Hijri calendar is made up of 12 months: Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-awwal, Rabi al-thani, Jumada al-awwal, Jumada al-thani, Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qidah, Dhul Hijjah.Įvery month in the Hijri calendar is either 29 or 30 days. God did not create all these without a true purpose He explains His signs to those who understand.” The Islamic Months ISLAMIC CALENDAR MONTH HOW TO“It is He who made the sun a shining radiance and the moon a light, determining phases for it so that you might know the number of years and how to calculate time. These cycles are described by Allah in the Qur’an: This is because each lunar cycle usually lasts 29 days as opposed to 30 or 31 days in the solar cycle (movement of the sun) which is the cycle the Gregorian calendar follows. It has 12 months but unlike the Gregorian calendar, has only 354-355 days. That means that the placement of each month will differ from year to year. The Islamic calendar follows the movements of the moon, making it a lunar calendar. In Latin, AH denotes ‘Anno Hegirae’ which means ‘the year of the Hijra’. The year 2021 corresponds to the Islamic year 1443AH and AH stands for ‘After Hijra’. It was in Medina that the Prophet ﷺ and his companions established the first Islamic community or ‘ummah’ and so the Islamic calendar began from this occasion to mark the beginning of the foundations of Islam. The Islamic calendar is more commonly known as the ‘Hijri’ calendar because it began with Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Hijra or ‘migration’ from Mecca to Medina in 622AD due to persecution by Quraysh. ![]()
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