~~~~Happy New Islamic Year~~~~ The Hijri New Year, also known - TopicsExpress



          

~~~~Happy New Islamic Year~~~~ The Hijri New Year, also known as 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. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra. While some Islamic organisations prefer determining the new month (and hence the new year) by local sightings of the moon,[1] most Islamic institutions and countries, including Saudi Arabia.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:57:34 +0000

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