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  • Angela Nilsson
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    The ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1433 - (Nov. 26, 2011)
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    Dear All,

    The Islamic New Year 1433 (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية‎ Ras as-Sana al-Hijreya) begins on or around November 26, 2011 in the Gregorian Calendar (the exact date depends on visibility of the hilal (waxing crescent moon following a new moon) and may vary according to location).

    The day marks the beginning of the new year in the Islamic Calendar, called Hijra (هِجْرَة). The arabic word Hijra means migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622.
    The period of Muhammad in Medina started with the Hijra and ended with the conquest of Mecca in 630.
    In the course of Muhammad proselytizing in Mecca, he viewed Christians and Jews (both of whom he referred to as “People of the Book”) as natural allies, part of the Abrahamic religions, sharing the core principles of his teachings, and anticipated their acceptance and support.

    Muslims do not traditionally “celebrate” the beginning of a new year, but do acknowledge the passing of time. They spent the day in prayer and are supposed to reflect on how they are leading their life and on their own mortality. It is also a time for making resolutions for the new year. Muslims around the world gather in mosques, offer special prayers and listen to special readings from the Koran, especially the narrations of the Hijra.
    Recently a number of Muslims have started sending greeting cards to each other on their New Year’s Day.

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    Please find more information about the ISLAMIC NEW YEAR here, if you like:
    http://angelanilsson.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/islamic-new-ye...
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    Tala al-Badru Alayna – طلع البدر علينا – a traditional religious Islamic song (Nasheed)
    that the Ansar sung to the Prophet Muhammad upon his arrival at Yathrib (Medina)
    after completing the Hijra in 622 CE.
    The song is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture:
    The following version is composed by Yusuf Islam in 2008:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RnJEMH2exQ


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    “These are the Months in Islam” - a Nasheed about all months in the Islamic Calendar, by Zain Bhikha

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FTLB59Cs5U&feature=relat...


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    “Tala al Badru Alayna” - sung by Labbayk (with lyrics):
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_TduKl5QAU

    Labbayk is a nasheed group based in London, UK. Nasheed is Islamic vocal music. The group started singing officially in Islamic events from the year 2004 and have been doing live performances around the world since. The group consists of Masum born in 1987, Ehsaan born in 1987 and Imran born in 1991, with Ehsaan joining the group in 2006. The nasheeds composed have no musical instruments and no musical instruments were utilised in composing the vocal harmonies.


    ☸ڿڰۣ—☸ڿڰۣ—

    I greet all Muslims on the occasion
    of the Islamic New Year !
    May Allah’s light always fill
    the pages of your life.


    My best wishes to all,

    Angela
    • 26 Nov 2011, 02:24 am