Features celebrations and dates of the Muslim New Year.
Contents
- Muslim New Year on Hijra: when does it start?
- Congratulations on the Muslim New Year in Verses and Prose
- Do Muslims celebrate their New Year in the month of Muharram?
- Why do not Muslims celebrate the New Year?
- Can Muslims celebrate the regular official New Year?
- Why can not the New Year be celebrated for Muslims?
- How do you celebrate the official New Year in Muslim countries?
- VIDEO: Muslim New Year
The Islamic calendar differs from the Orthodox not only on religious holidays. In fact, in some Muslim countries life does not follow the traditional calendar, but a special one. In this article, we will talk about when Muslims have New Year and how it is celebrated.
Muslim New Year on Hijra: when does it start?
Initially, the chronicle originates from the Hijra. This is the migration of Muslims by the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. This event occurred in 622 AD.In this case, there are differences in the calendar. Muslims have a new day not at midnight, but after sunset. That is why it is quite normal for Muslims to pray at night. A month consists not of 30-31 days, but of 29-30 days. This is due to the peculiarities of the beginning of the month. It does not begin after the full moon, but when the sickle of the month is first seen. This is about 1-3 days after the new moon. All these features and subtleties influenced the date of the New Year.
According to Muslim traditions, the new year begins when the prophet moved to Medina. And since the month is not calculated in days, but in the lunar days, the date of the celebration is constantly different. At the same time, the Muslim year consists of 354 days. Accordingly, each year the date of celebration is different. In 2017, the New Year was on September 22.In 2018 it will be September 11, and in 2019 - September 1.
Congratulations on the Muslim New Year in verses and prose
In general, Muslims do not celebrate the New Year, they have completely different holidays related to religion. But if you want to do nice, say a couple of lines. There is a lot of congratulations on the New Year in verse and prose. If among your friends there are Muslims, then congratulate them on the holiday with beautiful lines or prose.
Verses:
I Wish to this holiday,
Do not forget the Middle,
Who needs care -
Certainly help.
Let the sun shine in the sky,
On the Earth let - only the world,
And on the heart - only joy,
Happiness to relatives and relatives.
Congratulations dear,
Peace and health to you,
And Allah be with you,
With the holiday of Kurban Bayram!
Prose
It was on this day that the Prophet Muhammad moved our people to Medina. Let's pray again for him. We hope for his blessing and support. In the new year, we ask that which Allah gives us.
Do Muslims celebrate their New Year in the month of Muharram?
If the New Year is the Gregorian calendar, that is, when we celebrate it, the Muslims do not celebrate it. The ban on celebrating non-Muslim holidays is strictly honored. This prohibition was introduced by Mohammed when he moved to Medina. At that time, many Muslims drew attention to the fact that local Jews celebrated many memorable dates and asked for permission to join the celebration. To which the Prophet Muhammad refused. He said that for Muslims, Allah will determine the holidays better. Then Uraza-Bayram and Kurban-Bairam were introduced.
Why do not Muslims celebrate the New Year?
The ban was explained by the fact that all these celebrations prevented from praying and worshiping Allah. Therefore, there can be no talk about celebrating such dates. Accordingly, Muslims do not celebrate the new year. After all, not to sleep until midnight and instead of praying to prepare for the holiday, is strictly prohibited. In this case, Allah may be angry for the lack of prayer and violation of the rules. In no case can not break the customary charter and skip evening and night prayers.
Can Muslims celebrate the regular official New Year?
No, Muslims do not celebrate on January 1 and do not sit down at the festive table on December 31.There are a number of explanations for this.
Reasons why Muslims do not celebrate the new year:
- Clapsters. This is a disturbance and discomfort. This breaks the silence. Accordingly, in the Islamic religion, it is not possible to inconvenience others.
- Alcohol. Muslims are forbidden to take alcohol, from this point of view, the holiday is inappropriate.
- No sleep. The Muslims have their own daily routine. At the same time, a midnight meal cancels a dream and calls into question the morning prayer.
Why can not the New Year be celebrated for Muslims?
There are many reasons. Everything is connected with the fact that Muslims have only two holidays - Raptures and Sacrifices. There are no other holidays. And Muslims celebrate their dates quite differently from us. No one is going and not drinking alcohol, it's not about gifts. Alcohol - a sin, to give gifts - is also a sin. Indeed, to please loved ones with gifts is considered wasteful. New Year is considered a pagan holiday.
How do you celebrate the official New Year in Muslim countries?
Muslim New Year rarely coincides with the official national holiday, so the secular New Year on January 1 in the UAE is also noted. But this is not due to faith and religious dates, but to tourists. After all, here during the New Year holidays a lot of vacationers from Russia.
Muslim New Year( Al-Hijarah) is the third largest Islamic holiday. In the United Arab Emirates it is an official day off and a great cultural event. In our understanding, this holiday is not so marked as it should be. No feast, booze and noisy companies. All fast, pray and ask forgiveness from each other. Muslims celebrate the holiday with prayers and fasting, although observance of the latter is not necessary, but it is desirable. In other eastern countries, their rules and regulations. Most of our holidays are celebrated in those countries where there are many tourists. Local people do not celebrate on January 1.
As you can see, Muslim traditions are very different from ours. This applies to holidays and gifts.