Islamic New year 1440 – ( 2018 )

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Wish you all, very happy Islamic new year 1440.

The 1st of Muharram will be on 11th September 2018.

Muharram 2018 will mark the start of New Islamic Year 1440 Hijri. The expected Gregorian Date on 1st Muharram 1440 is 11th September, 2018 or 12th September, 2018 depending on your location. To check Islamic date of your city: Islamic Calendar 1440

Being the first month of the Islamic New Year, Muharram holds great importance in Islam. It is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic calendar. Muharram in its literal sense means “forbidden”. Similar to the other sacred months, waging war during this month is forbidden.

“The year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa’ da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab…” (Bukhari 3197)

 

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Where does it come from?

Islamic New Year represents the day of Hijri New Year, marking the first month of the lunar Islamic calendar, many Muslims across the world spend this day in worship, celebration, and prayer. The Islamic New year was adopted in 632 AD. ‘Hijri’ comes from the word Hijrah, which means migration. This marks the time when the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina to avoid persecution from the Meccan pagans, there was also much celebration around this time, as success reached the Prophet Muhammed SAW and his companions as they were welcomed by the people of Medina in the 7th century. This day was declared as the first of Muharram. Unlike the Gregorian calendar which has 365 days of a year, the Islamic year has only 354 days this is due to the Hijri calender being guided by the lunar cycle, centered around the moon.  The Islamic calendar measures time with AH which means Anno Hegirae, “In the Year of the Hijra.” The hegira took place in A.H. 1. This calendar has 12 months and 7 days in a week, the first day of the week in the Islamic calendar is marked as Sundays ‘Yawmul Ahad.’

This date marks different things for different communities

Different communities will celebrate or practice this month differently, and embark on different cultures surrounding the month. Of course, from one Muslim majority country to the next they differ on when they choose to fast. Some fast on the 10th of Muharram also known as the day of Ashura, to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali this is normally practiced by those in the Shia community. Some mosques have free meals around the ninth to 11th days of Muharram.

During the Hijra between Mecca and Medina, many of the Muslims accompanied the Prophet SAW, due to an overwhelming persecution by the disbelievers at the time in Mecca. Shortly after this, the first Muslim state was established in Medina, until the Prophet SAW returned with the Muslims to Mecca, stronger than before, after a conquest many years later. Although this day is treated as any other day in secular countries, most Muslim majority countries do value, celebrate, and hold this month in high regard. In parts of northern Nigeria, state governments have declared the day a holiday to allow Muslims to observe this day fully.

 

This can be a time for new beginnings for you, do not wait for the Gregorian calendar, and our culture of finding a magical cure for life’s ills on new years eve, don’t wait for this to tell you when your new rebirth can and will begin again, it can be today, with new habits, new understanding, new patience, turn that corner, the leaf in your book you can’t seem to get past. Your time is now, to be the better you, and what perfect way to celebrate a better you than with the success of the prophet SAW during this tremendous day that marks the start of the rest of history yes its that deep.

 

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