[NFB-Muslims] Article about major holidays in Islamic Calendar

Fri Mar 25 17:05:37 UTC 2022

Salaam Sister Yasmin and everyone on this list, 

Thank you so much for the article.

Ramadhan Mubarak to all!

Have a nice day.

Brother Ali
Ohio

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   1. Article about major holidays in islamic calendar
      (Yasmin Reyazuddin)

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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:49:54 -0400
From: Yasmin Reyazuddin <yasmin81065 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [NFB-Muslims] Article about major holidays in islamic
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DEI Please! Like all religions Islam has many important holidays. The
Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar so it has 354 days in a year. Some
months are 29 days and some have 30 days.
Fridays are considered important just as Saturdays and Sundays are special
for Jews and Christians.
I would like to focus on two major holidays this time.  Both are called Eid
and they signify important remembrances.
Eid al fitr is the celebration which comes after the month of Ramadan. you
would ask, what is the month of Ramadan. It is the 9th month of the Islamic
calendar. This month is for fasting. Muslims around the world fast from dawn
till dusk. we are not to  eat or drink anything. We can eat and drink food
and water during the night. Very early, before dawn we take food. At sunset
we have Iftar the opening of the fast.

Nights are given to prayers. The last 10 days are very special. Among these
10 nights there is one known as the "Night of Destiny" Prayers during this
night  are  better than thousand months or prayers.
After a month of fasting we celebrate by feasting and visiting with family
and friends. The word Fitr means to share with the unfortunate.  Also it is
suggested if a person is unable to fast for medical reasons or other
situations, to feed the poor.
The second Eidal Adhaha, is celebrated in the 12th month of the Islamic
calendar. The month is known as Zilhaj. The Haj pilgrimage happens during
this month. The  festival is on the 10th day which ends the pilgrimage. The
ten days are holy days and specially the 9th day when people fast. The other
feature is the sacrifice of a ram, goat, or a cow. The meat is distributed
among friends and the poor.
Both festivals require fasting and so the feast is special. Muslims dress up
in new clothes,  eat lots of sweets and visit with family and friends.
There are prayer services in the mosques. After the prayers, friends as well
as strangers greet each other by saying Eid Mubarak, (happy Eid.) The
following is the calendar for the current year. The Eid al fitr will be on
May 1, or 2. The Eid al adhah will fall on July 9, or 10.

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      - 01. Muharram-1443-Aug.-Sept.-2021.

<https://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Muharram1443-Aug-Sep-2021.pdf>
      - 02. Safar 1443, Sept ? Oct. 2021.

<https://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Safar-1443-Sept-Oct.-2021.pdf>
      - 03. Rabbi ul Awwal 1443, Oct. ? Nov. 2021.

<https://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Rabbi-ul-Awwal-1443-Oct.-Nov.-2021
.pdf>
      - 04. Rabbi At Thaani 1443 Nov.-Dec. 2021.

<https://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Rabbi-At-Thaani-1443-Nov.-Dec.-202
1.pdf>
      - 05. Jumada Oola 1443 Dec.-Jan. 2021-2022.

<http://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jumada-Oola-1-1443-Dec.-Jan.-2021-2
022.pdf>
      - 06. Jumada at Thaani 1443, Jan.-Feb. 2022.

<http://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Jumada-at-Thaani-1443-Jan.-Feb.-202
2.pdf>

   - 07. Rajab 1443 Feb ? March 2022.

<http://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/07-Rajab-1443-Feb-March-2022.pdf>
   - 08. Sha?ban 1443, March-April 2022.

<http://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/08-Shabaan-1443-March-April-2022.pd
f>
   - 09. Ramdan 1443, April ? May 2022.

<http://www.icomd.org/wp-content/uploads/Ramadan-1443-April-May-Calendar-202
2.pdf>

I hope you enjoyed reading about Islamic holidays. Next time I will write
about the lesser known holidays from the Islamic calendar.
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