Muslim New Year
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The Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year ( ) is the day that marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar
year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram
, the first month in the Islamic calendar
.
is 11 to 12 days shorter than the Gregorian year, the Islamic new year does not come on the same day of the Gregorian calendar every year. While some Islamic organizations prefer determining the new month (and hence the new year) dates by local sighting of the moon, most Islamic institutions and countries, including Saudi Arabia, follow astronomical calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar. The following dates on the Gregorian calendar
correspond to the Islamic new year:
The event also commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein who, along with his family and followers, was killed in the battle of Karbala in 680 which took place on the tenth day of the month of Muharram.
The Shia Muslims celebrate the day with public enactments of grief.
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram
Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited...
, the first month in the Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
.
Date with respect to Gregorian calendar
Since the Islamic yearIslamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
is 11 to 12 days shorter than the Gregorian year, the Islamic new year does not come on the same day of the Gregorian calendar every year. While some Islamic organizations prefer determining the new month (and hence the new year) dates by local sighting of the moon, most Islamic institutions and countries, including Saudi Arabia, follow astronomical calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar. The following dates on the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
correspond to the Islamic new year:
| Islamic Year | Gregorian Date |
|---|---|
| 1426 AH | 10 February 2005 |
| 1427 AH | 31 January 2006 |
| 1428 AH | 20 January 2007 |
| 1429 AH | 10 January 2008 |
| 1430 AH | 29 December 2008 |
| 1431 AH | 18 December 2009 |
| 1432 AH | 7 December 2010 |
| 1433 AH | 26 November 2011 |
| 1434 AH | 14 November 2012 |
| 1435 AH | 3 November 2013 |
The event also commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein who, along with his family and followers, was killed in the battle of Karbala in 680 which took place on the tenth day of the month of Muharram.
The Shia Muslims celebrate the day with public enactments of grief.
See also
- IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
- Islamic calendarIslamic calendarThe Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
- MuharramMuharramMuharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited...
- Remembrance of Muharram
- Ras as-SanaRas as-SanaRas as-Sana literally means "Head of the year" in Arabic and refers to the beginning of a new year. This may apply to any of the following:* New Year for the Gregorian year* Islamic New Year* Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year in the Hebrew calendar...
- Rosh HaShanahRosh HashanahRosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
- Hijra (Islam)Hijra (Islam)The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
External links
- Hijri and Gregorian Calendar, Date Conversion on islamicfinder.org
- Islamic New Year (BBC Religion)