Though one can perform it all through the year, the month of Safar offers great convenience. Umrah is an important pilgrimage and requires utmost devotion to worship and praise the almighty. As long as people realise that fortune and misfortunes are gifts from God, it will get them only a step closer to Him. It restores faith in one supreme power that is Allah. It makes people god-fearing and obliging to the almighty. It narrates the sufferings borne by al-Imam al-Husayn and his companions.Ī few believe that the disasters or misfortunes during Safar month bring one closer to Allah. In gatherings, called majalis, sermons are delivered and elegies are recited from the minbar, the Islamic pulpit. Of all these events and many more, martyrdom is the most respected and remembered in this month. Hasan Ibn Ali (RA) and grandson of Prophet PBUH attained martyrdom.Prophet’s daughter, Fatima (RA) got married.The Prophet migrated to Madinah from Makkah in the month of Safar.The importance of the month is defined by the occurrence of some of the greatest events related to Prophet Muhammad. Like all months of the Islamic calendar, the month lasts 29-30 days. The Safar month 2023 starts on the 17th of August and on the 15th of September. It is the second month in the calendar, and it means empty. Another tale says that the name Safar was given to the month because around this time people would attack a tribe, take their belongings and leave them empty-handed with nothing to cling on. Safar comes after Muharram and is named after the emptying of Makkah when pilgrims have completed their journey. According to the scholars, it was the period in the pre-Islamic era when people used to empty their homes and went out to gather food. Among the 12 Hijri months, the month of Safar is one of the most significant months in the calendar of Muslims. Each month starts around the new moon and has varied cycles of days. The Islamic new year is based on the lunar system, unlike the Georgian New Year which is based on the solar system.People of Islamic culture and beliefs follow a lunar calendar of 12 months. Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Saturday, July 30, 2022, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of #IslamicNewYear (1444H). The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation took to Twitter and wrote, “Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced that Saturday, July 30, 2022, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of #IslamicNewYear (1444H). Last week, an official paid holiday for Saturday, July 30, 2022, for all private sector employees in the UAE and other Arab states was announced.
The first day of Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic new year, also known as the Hijri New Year or the Arabic New year.
The crescent moon of the month of Muharram was not spotted yesterday, Thursday, meaning that today, Friday will complete the month of Dhul-Hijjah 1443 Hijri as per the Umm al-Qura calendar.Īccording to the Umm al-Qura calendar, Saturday, July 30, 2022, will mark the first day of Muharram for 1444 Hijri, the Saudi Arabia Supreme Court announced. On 28 July 2022, Thursday, the crescent moon which marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year was not sighted in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, and other Gulf states will usher in the Islamic New Year on Saturday. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and Saturday, July 30, 2022, will mark the first day of Muharram. Read also: Islamic New Year: UAE declares holiday for private sector employees Saudi announced the first day of Muharram as Saturday as the crescent moon was not sighted on Thursday.
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