Comments on: Morocco: Happy (Islamic) New Year! http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/11/morocco-happy-islamic-new-year/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:30:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SEGHROUCHNI http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/11/morocco-happy-islamic-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1396386 SEGHROUCHNI Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:55:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/11/morocco-happy-islamic-new-year/#comment-1396386 The Islamic New Year begins with the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. This day is celebrated to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) emigration from Makkah to Madinah. Since the Islamic lunar calendar, introduced in 634 A.D., is 11-12 days shorter than the solar calendar, the date of the holiday changes each year. Sorry, It was not in 634 the hijra and nor the first calendar. 634 is the caliphate of umar ibn khattab. In 638 the calendar islamic was decretated, in his calipate. In 622 there was the hijra. The Islamic New Year begins with the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. This day is celebrated to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) emigration from Makkah to Madinah. Since the Islamic lunar calendar, introduced in 634 A.D., is 11-12 days shorter than the solar calendar, the date of the holiday changes each year.

Sorry,

It was not in 634 the hijra and nor the first calendar.

634 is the caliphate of umar ibn khattab. In 638 the calendar islamic was decretated, in his calipate. In 622 there was the hijra.

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