Many moments in the Muslim calendar have been affected by coronavirus – with some families in the North of the UK told the night before Eid-al Adha that they would be back in lockdown.
So it is fair to assume that followers of the Islamic faith deserve to look ahead and hope for a positive change – something they’ll hopefully get to do as they celebrate Islamic New Year this week.
The Islamic calendar follows a 30-year cycle, with 19 years of 354 days and 11 leap years of 355 days, so it falls on a different day on the Gregorian calendar every year, and this year it is August 20.
Today is officially the Islamic New Year – the First of Muharram. The date is chosen to coincide with the expected first sighting of the lunar crescent after the new Moon in the month of Muharram.
How can you join in the well-wishing if you have friends, family or neighbours celebrating?
Hijri New Year quotes, greetings, messages and teachings
‘Kul aam wa anatom bekhayr’ is a traditional greeting which translates to ‘I wish you well on this occasion every year’.
On the auspicious day of Muharram, may Allah bless you with health, wealth, peace and happiness!
Wishing you and your family a New Year full of peace, happiness, and abundance of all. May Allah bless you throughout the new year. Muharram Mubarak! May Allah Almighty shower his blessing on the Muslim Ummah and all Islamic countries.
Happy new Hijri year. 1442 Mubarak.
What year is it in the Islamic calendar?
It is currently 1441 AH in the Islamic calendar, so it will turn 1442 at the strike of midnight on Wednesday 19/Thursday 20 August.
The Islamic Calendar started count of the years from the year 622.
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