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Angela Nilsson Premium Member Group moderatorThe company name is only visible to registered members.Group newsletter: The ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1433 - (Nov. 26, 2011)
THE ISLAMIC NEW YEAR 1433 
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.
Alternate spellings of this word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira in Latin. The Hijra has twelve lunar months, the beginnings and endings of each month are determined by the sighting of the crescent moon.
The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in many Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia. Other Muslim countries use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes and only turn to the Islamic calendar for religious purposes.
The first day of the new year, called "Awal Muharram", is an important religious day for Muslims. It is observed on the first day of Muharram which is the first month in the Islamic calendar.
In some countries, this day is recognized as a public holiday. Among these countries are: Bangladesh, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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.
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.
Please find more information about the ISLAMIC NEW YEAR and its meaning here:
http://angelanilsson.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/islamic-new-ye...
I greet all Muslims on the occasion
of the Islamic New Year !
May Allah’s light always fill
the pages of your life.
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
“These are the Months in Islam”
- a Nasheed about all months in the Islamic Calendar -
by Zain Bhikhahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FTLB59Cs5U&feature=relat...
An Indian version of “Tala al-Badru Alayna”
by Minhaj-ul-Quran Naat Councilhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg8aZQU9YRk
The following version of the song “Tala’al Badru Alayna”
is a composition by Mira Izzad, sung by Umm Kulthum:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWDiU4g5y0I&feature=resul...
Umm Kulthum (probably born May 4, 1904, died Febr. 3, 1975) was an Egyptian singer,
songwriter, and actress. Born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village that belongs to El Senbellawein.
Various spellings of her name include Om Koultoum, Om Kalthoum, Oumme Kalsoum, Umm Kolthoum and Ümmü Gülsüm.
Umm Kulthum is known as the Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq). More than three decades after her death, she is still recognized as one of the Arab world’s most famous and distinguished singers of the 20th century.
Umm Kulthum is widely regarded as the greatest female singer in Arab music history.
“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.
My best wishes to all,
Angela Nilsson
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