The New Year Of Islam

Hijriah

All praises be to Allah, the God Who shows us the crescent in every month. The people who see it consider it as the sign a of nwe month. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, no partner with him. I also bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May peace be always on the noblest people, namely propeht Muhammad SAW. He was sent as a messenger of Allah. to all mankind either black, red or white-colored people. May peace be also on his family and his companions. 

Amma ba'du

Allah said in his Noble and Sacred book:

"It is He who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for it; that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand". (QS, Yunus:5).

Dear brothers and sisters who are honored by Allah

Every nation has its own year to be proud of. Every new year is always celebrated happily with many kinds of bis celebrations. Each religion also has its own year to be used as a direction in religion-related life. and in this case the muslims have the year of "Hijriyah". That's the new year of Islam to be proud of by all muslims. The year of Hijriyah is used by the muslims since the authority of second khalifah (the leader of the muslims), offten called, Amirul Mukminin, instructed the use of the year of Hijriyah, regions. since the, the year of Hijriyah was widely used as the guidance to arrange the calendar of the muslims' activities, either in relation to gevernmental, educational, or othe important matters as well as the history of Islam. 

Dear brothers and sisters who are honored by Allah.

The year of Hijriyah has clos relationship with the event of Hijrah by the messenger of Allah and his companions. Hijrah means the emigration of the messenger of Allah and his companions from the city of Makkah to Madinah. This event was named Fajrul Islam by historians which means the starting time of the free and broad propagation of Islam by the muslims. In muslim community and country. Madinah, then, became the center of the propagation of Islam. from this city the light of Islam brightened the world. Of course there were many sacrifices during hijrah; but all were aimed at preserving their Islam believe. The muslims at that time believed that the event of hijrah had significant role in the development of Islam. Therefore, the companions of the prophet decided the year of hijrah as the name of the year of Islam. By the name, it's expected thet the next generation of the muslims always remember the importance of hijrah and take worth lesson from this event.

Dear brothers and sisters in belief and religion.

Before making a decision on the calendar of Islam, our ascendants had thought and contemplated for a long, time about what kind of event in Islam life was the most important and impressing. One by one, the events that had been undergone by the muslims was carefully considered. Finally they found out that the hijrah of the messenger of Allah was the most important event in the life of Islam. Since then the hijrah of the messenger was made as the biginning of Islam calendar and the new year of Islam. Based on this new year of Islam, the muslims could arrange the calendar of Islam such as the historical events like the birth of the prophet and the beginning of revelation. They could also understand that the most important event in Islam life is the hijrah. As a result, everytime the muslims celebrated the new year, they would remember the sacrifices of the companions of the messenger and their jihad in propagating Islam. They would also understand that the muslims could not live individually, they have to live collectiverly for the sake of Islam. They would also understand that the year of Hijriyah is the symbol to unify the muslims and the symbol of the spreading of Islam.

Dear brothers and sisters who are honered by Allah.

On this good accasion, I Would like to remind you on an important thing. If the others celebrated their new yerars with a big indulgence and pleasure, we celebrate our new year with love, endearment, and brotherhood spirit. What we do should be in conformity with what had been done by the prophet and his companions when they arrived in Madinah.

Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, be afraid of Allah. Protect this Islam year and keep in mind the names of the months. Use the year of hijriyah in your daily life.  The companions of the messenger had decided the year of hijriyah as the year of Islam in order that you use it in your dailay life. More importantly, the year of Hijriyah is also used to distinguish who is the muslim and who is the infidel. The messenger of Allah explained:

"Whoever resembles a certain group, then he belongs to the group".

Wassalamu'alaikum.....