Islamic New year
The Islamic calendar is based on a lunar calendar rather than
a solar calendar.
Which means that each month can be either 29 days long or 30 days long.
depending on the sighting of the moon. The first month of the Islamic
new year is called Muharram.
Muslims do not celebrate nor congratulate each other on the start of
the Islamic New year. However Muslims fast on the 9 th and 10 th of
Muharam. The reason why we fast on these days is explained in
the following article...
Fasting on the day of
Ashoora
In order to document events in Islamic history. The
companions of the Prophet peace be upon him decided choose the first
year for the Islamic Calender during the time of Umar's khaliphate.
They chose the first year of the Islamic (hijri) calendar to be the
year in which our beloved Prophet peace be upon him Migrated to the
city of Madinah in Present day Saudi Arabia.
The year was a turning point for the Muslims who had suffered
persecution for 13 years at the hands of the Non Muslims of Makka.
They Migrated to Madinah were they were welcomed by the Ansar.
The Prophet peace be upon him on his arival established a
Majid (Mosque) and later the Islamic State was established in Madinah.
From there the Muslims were able to defend themselves ffrom evil people
who wnated to persecute them and kill them sinply because they said
that "none has the right to be worshiped accept Allah"
