Islamic New Year Celebration and Significance:
The Islamic New Year also known as the Hijri or Arabic New Year is the day on which the year count is incremented and marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year. Most Muslims observe the first day of Muharram as the start of the Islamic calendar year. The year of Muhammad's and his followers' flight from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra, was in the duration of the Islamic period. The Islamic calendar is used to determine all religious obligations, such as prayer, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage, as well as the dates of key events, such as holy nights and festivals.
The celebrations are rather quiet and smooth of Islamic New Year unline the actual New Year. The month of Muharram is really auspicious and holy for Muslims, and they celebrate it by doing prayers and holding Dua's in mosques and public places, making their time to God and praising the almighty.
There are two casts in Muslims as Shias and Sunnis with their different perspectives towards this holy month and occasion.
Islamic New Year Wishes and Messages:
• May this Hijri Year brings brightness and more self-worth to you and your family.
• May Allah fulfill all your Dreams and Aspirations. Happy Islamic New Year!
• May this New Year bring prosperity, luck, and love your way. Happy New Hijri Year
• Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year with this love and affection.
• May the teachings and preaching of Allah guide you to a righteous path. happy Islamic New Year!
• Count me in your prayers, during this holy month and I will count you in mine.
• I hope Allah's hands remain above your head, always and forever. May Allah bless you throughout this year.
• May this year Allah blesses you with loads of happiness, love, and luck!
Islamic New Year Quotes and Wishes:
These are some quote wishes from anonymous people:
• “I pray for your and your family's happiness and well-being. May you all have an amazing year ahead. Happy New Hijri Year!”
• “May all the praises and thanks be to Allah to whom belongs all that is in heavens and on the earth. Have a blessed Muharram.”
• “May Allah shower you with gifts of love, bravery, wisdom, contentment, health, patience, and cleanliness. Happy New Year!”
• “Happy Islamic New Year to all. May this new year bring a lot of peace, prosperity & happiness to the world. May Allah protect us. ”
• “As the Hijri New Year begins, let us pray that it will be a year full of peace, happiness, and an abundance of new friends. May Allah bless you throughout the new year.”
Countries That Celebrate Islamic New Year:
Some major Islamic countries which observe Islamic New Year in their own traditional ways:
1. Algeria
2. Egypt
3. Indonesia
4. Iraq
5. Jordan
6. Kuwait
7. Lebanon
8. Libya
9. The Maldives
10. Morocco
11. Sudan
12. Syria
13. United Arab Emirates
14. Yemen
15. India