Islamic occasions

1. Islamic Occasions
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2. Hijra
• From 622 AD
• Importance of Migration?
• Islamic Year (AH = After Hijra)

3. Muharram
• 1st month of Islamic Calendar
• 10 days
• 10th - Ashurah

4. Prophets Birthday
• “God and His angels send
blessing on the Prophet. O ye
that believe! Send blessings on
him and salut him with all
respect.” (Quran 33v56)

5. Isra & Miraj
• Isra – Night journey
• Miraj – Ascension
• “Glory to god who did take His
servant for a journey by night from
the sacred Mosque to the Farthest
Mosque whose precincts we did
bless – in order that we might show
him some of our signs; for He is the
one who heareth and seeth all
things.” (Quran 17 v1)

6. Ramadan
• 9th month of Islamic calendar.
• 29 or 30 days
• Fasting from dawn to sunset.
• Special evening prayers –
‘taraweeh’
• Last 10 days, special night
prayers – ‘Qiyam’
• ‘Layat al-Qadr’ – Night of Power

7. Eid Al-Fitr
• 1st Shawwal
• 3 day festival

8. Day of Arafat
• 9th Dhul-Hijjah
• The main day of the Hajj when
the pilgrims spend their time
supplicating & seeking
forgiveness from God.

9. Eid Al-Adha
• 10th Dhul-Hijjah
• 4 day festival

10. Sacred Months
• “The number of months in the sight
of God is twelve (in a year) so
ordained by Him. The day He created
the heavens and the earth; of them
four are sacred” (Quran 9v36)
• Dhul Qadah, Dhul Hijja Muharram &
Rajab
• 4 months during which Muslims are
encouraged to fast and shouldn’t
fight.

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