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The beginning of the Islamic New Year
The beginning of a New Islamic Year, which was initiated after the Hijrah, or emigration, of the Prophet (SAW) and which marked the formation of the first Muslim nation within an independent Islamic territory under the rule of Muslims.
The Muslims had no formal annual calendar until the caliphate of ?Umar bin al-Khattab. In the third or fourth year of his caliphate, ?Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, received a message from Abu Moosaa al-Ash?ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who suggested that their future correspondence be confirmed with the appropriate date.
We have just ushered in the new Hijri year. Allah said that which translates as: ?Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the register of Allah the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion , so do not wrong yourselves during them...? (At-Tawbah: 36).
Some Muslims have chosen to use the Gregorian Calendar instead of the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian Calendar has no relation with Islam and although it has been in existence for longer than that of the Hijri Calendar, that is no excuse for the Muslims to adopt it.
It is well known that the companions of the Prophet (SAW) would hate that any Muslim would use the Roman or Persian Calendar.
These are the months that Allah (SAT) has appointed for the whole of mankind. He has said that which translates as: ?They ask you , about the new moons. Say ?They are measurements of time for the people and for Haj (pilgrimage].? (Al-Baqarah: 189).
Therefore, we know that these months, based on the lunar calendar, were appointed for all of mankind and not just for the Arabs. This is due to the fact that the lunar months can very easily be detected and calculated by the sighting of the crescent-moon, which marks the end of the month and the beginning of a new one.
This is not the case with the Gregorian Calendar, which does not rely on any logical or visible signs as regards its calculation of months; rather, each month in this calendar ranges between twenty-eight and thirty-one days without a single logical reason for such variation. Recently some plans were proposed to modify the Gregorian calendar, but Christian priests and Jewish rabbis vehemently opposed them and so the plans had to be scrapped.
When you look at how the Christian and Jewish theologians opposed the change of these imaginary months, it is because they realise the danger that such a change would introduce into their beliefs, while the scholars of the Islamic religion are silent, rather some of them actually approve of replacing the Islamic Calendar, which Allah (SAT) has appointed for all mankind, with the man-made Gregorian Calendar. When Imaam Ahmad was asked about the Persian Calendar, he showed extreme abhorrence towards it.
We are in the new Hijri year. It is not from the Sunnah to celebrate it. For the Muslims, the passage of years does not constitute a real cause of happiness; rather, what counts is the amount of time spent in obedience to Allah (SAT) during these years.
The years that have passed will be considered as successful if they were spent in obedience to Allah and miserable if they were spent in disobedience of Allah. We must bring ourselves to account, redeem ourselves from our bad deeds and duly perform our responsibilities towards our relatives, partners (wives / husbands) and children.
?...And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.? (An-Noor: 31).
Salaam (A)
The Muslims had no formal annual calendar until the caliphate of ?Umar bin al-Khattab. In the third or fourth year of his caliphate, ?Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, received a message from Abu Moosaa al-Ash?ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who suggested that their future correspondence be confirmed with the appropriate date.
We have just ushered in the new Hijri year. Allah said that which translates as: ?Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the register of Allah the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion , so do not wrong yourselves during them...? (At-Tawbah: 36).
Some Muslims have chosen to use the Gregorian Calendar instead of the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian Calendar has no relation with Islam and although it has been in existence for longer than that of the Hijri Calendar, that is no excuse for the Muslims to adopt it.
It is well known that the companions of the Prophet (SAW) would hate that any Muslim would use the Roman or Persian Calendar.
These are the months that Allah (SAT) has appointed for the whole of mankind. He has said that which translates as: ?They ask you , about the new moons. Say ?They are measurements of time for the people and for Haj (pilgrimage].? (Al-Baqarah: 189).
Therefore, we know that these months, based on the lunar calendar, were appointed for all of mankind and not just for the Arabs. This is due to the fact that the lunar months can very easily be detected and calculated by the sighting of the crescent-moon, which marks the end of the month and the beginning of a new one.
This is not the case with the Gregorian Calendar, which does not rely on any logical or visible signs as regards its calculation of months; rather, each month in this calendar ranges between twenty-eight and thirty-one days without a single logical reason for such variation. Recently some plans were proposed to modify the Gregorian calendar, but Christian priests and Jewish rabbis vehemently opposed them and so the plans had to be scrapped.
When you look at how the Christian and Jewish theologians opposed the change of these imaginary months, it is because they realise the danger that such a change would introduce into their beliefs, while the scholars of the Islamic religion are silent, rather some of them actually approve of replacing the Islamic Calendar, which Allah (SAT) has appointed for all mankind, with the man-made Gregorian Calendar. When Imaam Ahmad was asked about the Persian Calendar, he showed extreme abhorrence towards it.
We are in the new Hijri year. It is not from the Sunnah to celebrate it. For the Muslims, the passage of years does not constitute a real cause of happiness; rather, what counts is the amount of time spent in obedience to Allah (SAT) during these years.
The years that have passed will be considered as successful if they were spent in obedience to Allah and miserable if they were spent in disobedience of Allah. We must bring ourselves to account, redeem ourselves from our bad deeds and duly perform our responsibilities towards our relatives, partners (wives / husbands) and children.
?...And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.? (An-Noor: 31).
Salaam (A)