Hijrah-Immigration

Written by: Abu Sulaimaan

An American educator, author, and lifelong learner. He currently resides in Nouakchott, Mauritania with his family.

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August 28, 2019

I typed Hijri Calendar in the search engine and all of the results read Islamic Calendar.

Is·lam·ic | ɪˈslɑmɪk |
adjective
relating to Islam: the Islamic world | Islamic law

I would like to add that this name, Islamic Calendar, is a proper noun (a special name for a person, place, or thing). It is a special Calendar for a special way of life, Islam.

Then I felt a bit disturbed when I read

It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the annual fasting and the annual season for the great pilgrimage.

The information is true, but does it suggest that in the absence of Islamic holidays and rituals, it isn’t used. Do we only know the names of three or four of the 12 months of the year? How would I look if I only knew three or four months of the non-islamic calendar?

 

Allâh says in the Quran: “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred…” [Quran 9:36]

How to make this special calendar special in our lives?

 

A good way to start is by learning the months by heart, you and your loved ones. This Months in Islam nasheed by Zain Bhikha helps you easily recall the months. 

You can also add the Islamic Calendar to your currently used calendars if you haven’t done so already. It’s quite easy to set up.

For Samsung users: Go to Calendar -> Click on Menu -> Go to Settings -> Tap on Alternate calendar -> Choose Hijri

For Mac users: Go to Calendar -> Click on Settings -> Go to General -> Select on Show Alternate calendar -> Choose Islamic

For Windows users: Go to Calendar -> Click on Settings -> Enable Alternate calendars -> Choose Hijri

Order The Productive Muslim Company Hijri-first calendar and post the Islamic Calendar in your home, shop or office. You can order them as gift for friends. Click here >

The Darul Arqam Islamic Calendar Cards

 

Here is another easy and fun way to make the Islamic Calendar part of our special way of life. Children love to help cut out the cards and prepare them for hanging. There are four (4) sets to choose from: Arabic/English (black&white), English/Arabic (black&white), Arabic/English (color), English/Arabic (color).

Download cards and print black text onto color paper:

Arabic/Eng (b/w)Eng/Arabic (b/w)

Or download colored cards and print onto white paper:

Arabic/Eng (clr)Eng/Arabic (clr)

May Allâh put barakah in our lives, ameen.

Reports show that we are witnessing the highest level of human movement ever recorded. About 258 million people, or one in every 30, were living outside their country of birth in 2017, according to UN DESA reports. That’s an increase of 49% since estimates taken in 2000. Throughout history, man has either voluntarily or forcibly moved from one area to another in a quest for benefit or an escape from harm. The specific reasons are innumerable. 

A couple of years ago, I tutored a feminist humans rights activist from a local NGO, who too was living outside of her country of birth. During our sessions we spoke about many contemporarily and sometimes controversial issues and surprisingly we agreed on many topics. A discussion on migration arose and she was baffled to hear that there are people, in the 21st century, who are relocating for religious reasons. Honestly, I thought she was about to interview me and some friends and put together some award winning thesis report for a doctorate or something.

I believe that I live in one of the most Islamic countries in the world and definitely not one of the wealthiest. Yet I’m always surprised at the amount of foreign faces I see here, looking primarily for dunya.

On this page, the topic is man’s migration towards Allaah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). We’ll cover the meaning of Hijrah, the different types of it, its objectives, and other issues pertaining to it, bi idhnillah.

And with Allâh is our success.

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