Post by toweringniceguy on Feb 9, 2007 13:37:43 GMT 10
"THEY ask you, (O Muhammad, peace be upon him), about the new moons. Say:
There are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the
pilgrimage." *(2:189) *
The Islamic or Hijri calendar is based on a lunar month of 29 to 30 days,
with the day starting at sunset.
The new moon announces the arrival of a new month, but due to differences in
the weather (rain and fog, etc.) that may prevent a clear view of the moon,
or due to great distances between countries, the start of a new month is
neither definite nor conclusive. Therefore scientists have developed a
number of norms to help predict when the first sighting of the crescent moon
will be, but there will be small discrepancies between countries when
determining the birth of the crescent heralding the month of Ramadan and the
first day of the following month, indicating the end of the fast.
The Islamic year consists of 12 months: *(1) Muharram, (2) Safar, (3) Rabi
Al-Awwal, (4) Rabi Al-Thani, (5) Jumad Al-Awwal, (6) Jumad Al-Thani, (7)
Rajab, (8) Sha'ban, (9) Ramadan, (10) Shawwal, (11) Dhu'l-Qadah and (12)
Dhu'l-Hijja. *
The most important dates in the Islamic calendar are: 1 Muharram (Islamic
New Year); 10 Muharram (Day of Ashura); 27 Rajab (Israa and Mi'raj); 1
Ramadan (first day of the month of fasting); the last ten days of Ramadan,
which include (Laylat Al-Qadr); 1 Shawwal (Eid Al-Fitr); 8-10 Dhu'l-Hijja
(Haj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah); 9 Dhu'l-Hijja (Day of Arafah); 10
Dhu'l-Hijja (Eid Al-Adha). However, the dates of some of these events, such
as that of Laylat Al-Qadr and the Prophet Muhammad's journey of Israa' and
Mi'raj, have not been conclusively specified, and there has been some
uncertainty about the exact date of the events.
Four of the 12 months are sacred: Rajab, Muharram, Dhu'l-Qadah,
Dhu'l-Hijja). In the pre-Islamic period, raids among the Arab tribes were
forbidden and hunting was halted during these months. Islam inherited and
approved this practice. Fighting (killing) is prohibited during these sacred
months except in self-defense.
Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, its year is 10 or 11 days shorter than
the Gregorian year. This means that Muslim months fall in different seasons.
For example, Ramadan and Haj can fall in the summer as well as in the
winter. It takes about 33 years for the Islamic dates to rotate through the
solar seasons.
The dating of the Islamic years was introduced by Second Caliph Umar Bin
Al-Khattab in 638 CE (16 AH) in an attempt to circumvent all the various
conflicting dating systems used during his time. After consulting his
companions, he set the Hijra - the journey of the Prophet (peace be upon
him) from Makkah to Madina - as the most appropriate reference to the new
Islamic era. The Hijra, historically speaking, is the central event of early
Islam, the turning point in Islamic history that led to the foundation of
the first Muslim state.
There are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the
pilgrimage." *(2:189) *
The Islamic or Hijri calendar is based on a lunar month of 29 to 30 days,
with the day starting at sunset.
The new moon announces the arrival of a new month, but due to differences in
the weather (rain and fog, etc.) that may prevent a clear view of the moon,
or due to great distances between countries, the start of a new month is
neither definite nor conclusive. Therefore scientists have developed a
number of norms to help predict when the first sighting of the crescent moon
will be, but there will be small discrepancies between countries when
determining the birth of the crescent heralding the month of Ramadan and the
first day of the following month, indicating the end of the fast.
The Islamic year consists of 12 months: *(1) Muharram, (2) Safar, (3) Rabi
Al-Awwal, (4) Rabi Al-Thani, (5) Jumad Al-Awwal, (6) Jumad Al-Thani, (7)
Rajab, (8) Sha'ban, (9) Ramadan, (10) Shawwal, (11) Dhu'l-Qadah and (12)
Dhu'l-Hijja. *
The most important dates in the Islamic calendar are: 1 Muharram (Islamic
New Year); 10 Muharram (Day of Ashura); 27 Rajab (Israa and Mi'raj); 1
Ramadan (first day of the month of fasting); the last ten days of Ramadan,
which include (Laylat Al-Qadr); 1 Shawwal (Eid Al-Fitr); 8-10 Dhu'l-Hijja
(Haj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah); 9 Dhu'l-Hijja (Day of Arafah); 10
Dhu'l-Hijja (Eid Al-Adha). However, the dates of some of these events, such
as that of Laylat Al-Qadr and the Prophet Muhammad's journey of Israa' and
Mi'raj, have not been conclusively specified, and there has been some
uncertainty about the exact date of the events.
Four of the 12 months are sacred: Rajab, Muharram, Dhu'l-Qadah,
Dhu'l-Hijja). In the pre-Islamic period, raids among the Arab tribes were
forbidden and hunting was halted during these months. Islam inherited and
approved this practice. Fighting (killing) is prohibited during these sacred
months except in self-defense.
Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, its year is 10 or 11 days shorter than
the Gregorian year. This means that Muslim months fall in different seasons.
For example, Ramadan and Haj can fall in the summer as well as in the
winter. It takes about 33 years for the Islamic dates to rotate through the
solar seasons.
The dating of the Islamic years was introduced by Second Caliph Umar Bin
Al-Khattab in 638 CE (16 AH) in an attempt to circumvent all the various
conflicting dating systems used during his time. After consulting his
companions, he set the Hijra - the journey of the Prophet (peace be upon
him) from Makkah to Madina - as the most appropriate reference to the new
Islamic era. The Hijra, historically speaking, is the central event of early
Islam, the turning point in Islamic history that led to the foundation of
the first Muslim state.
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