Muharram, Islamic New Year: Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. The month is considered auspicious by most of the Muslims.
Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar and is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Quran, along with the seventh month of Rajab, and the eleventh and twelfth months of Dhul-Qadah and Dhul-Hijjah, respectively. The Islamic New Year is based on the lunar system unlike the Gregorian New Year, which is based on the solar system. Islamic Hijri months also have either 29 or 30 days.
Hussain (as) and most of the family members were martyred in the 680 AD against Yazeed, a cruel ruler who had taken charge as then Umayyad Caliphate.
It is one of the four sacred months of the year which warfare is forbidden. It is the second holiest month after Ramadan. Also, since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
“Islamic New Year 1443”
Muharram al Haram is the first month of the Islamic Calendar. Hence, if the new moon is sighted today then the “Islamic New Year 2021” i.e. Islamic New Year 1443 Hijrah will start from Monday August 09, 2021.
In case the new moon is not sighted today, August 09 will be counted as the 30th day of Dhul Hijjah and the month of Muharram, and the Islamic New Year 1443H, will start from Tuesday August 10, 2021.
This is the basis of the Islamic Calendar which is based on lunar system. A new month under this system begins with sighting of the moon on 29th of the ongoing month. If moon is sighted on 29th day, new month begins from the next day, else the next day is counted as the 30th day and the new month begins a day later.
Islamic New year quotes, messages, and wallpapers to send:
A Small Person With Small Dreams, Have So, Much Believes In U My Allah . U Are For Me, I Am For U, Their Is No Words, For My Love, Through Which I Can Explain What I Feel For U My Allah. ”
“May All The Praises And Thanks Be To Allah.To Whom Belongs All That Is In Heavens & In The Earth.
My admiration for the noble sacrifice of Imam Hussain as a martyr abides, because he accepted death and the torture of thirst for himself, his sons and for his whole family but did not submit to unjust authorities.”
“The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Hussain and his followers were the rigid believers of God. They illustrated that numerical superiority does not count when it comes to truth and falsehood.”
Muharram 2019: Date, moon sighting and significance of the first month of Islamic calendar
