Ma`al Hijrah 1431

Hari ini 1 Muharram tahun 1431 Hijriah!

Many of my Chinese friends would unknowingly refer Hari Raya Aidil Fitri as New Year. `Happy New Year!' they would wish referring to Aidil Fitri celebrations. In fact, this wish is more appropriate for Ma`al Hijrah which falls on the first day of the first month of Muharram, one of the four holy months in the Muslim calendar.

For the uninitiated, Muslim calendar is lunar based. Months are either as short as 29 or as long as 30 days and the year is either 354 or 355 days. The first year of Hijrah was marked by the event of the Prophet Muhammad's emigration from Mekah to Medina (then known as Yathrib).

The Hijrah is a very important event in the history of Islam as it marked the beginning of a system of governance and a way of life away from the persecution of the non-Muslim Quraish of Mekah.

SALAM MA`AL HIJRAH, MAY THIS YEAR OF 1431H BRINGS FORTH PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO ALL!



Note : Puasa pada 9 dan 10 Muharram adalah antara puasa sunat yang afdhal.