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The
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. Sunni Muslims
celebrate the day according to the Sunnah of Muhammad. Finding some
Jews fasting on this day, the
Prophet enquired of them why they
fasted. They replied that it was in
honour of Moses. Muhammad then
declared that Islam honoured Moses
more highly and established a
two-day fast for Muharram. This fast
was already practised before the
martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
Since
the Islamic year 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.
Al-Hijra
/ Muharram in will start on
Thursday, the 15th of November and
will continue for 29 days until
Thursday, the 13th of December. Note
that in the Muslim calander, a
holiday begins on the sunset of the
previous day, so observing Muslims
will celebrate Al-Hijra / Muharram
on the sunset of Wednesday, the 14th
of November.
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