Islamic New Year
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The Islamic New Year is a cultural event which Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Many Muslims use the day to remember the significance of this month, and the Hijra, or emigration, Islamic prophet Muhammad made to the city now known as Medina. Recently, in many areas of Muslim population, people have begun exchanging cards and gifts on this day. Though this is not commonly done.
Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Muharram migrates throughout the seasons. The estimated start dates for Muharram are as follows (all future dates are estimates and depend on sightings of the new moon), though strictly speaking the month starts at sunset on previous day:
- 1428 AH: 20 January 2007
- 1429 AH: 10 January 2008
- 1430 AH: 29 December 2008
- 1431 AH: 18 December 2009
- 1432 AH: 7 December 2010
- 1433 AH: 26 November 2011
- 1434 AH: 15 November 2012
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Significance of Islamic New Year in Shi'ism
- Al-Hijra (BBC Religion) with dates
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