Learn About the Islamic Calendar and Test Your Knowledge with Our Informative MCQs – The Islamic Calendar, known as the Hijri calendar, is a Lunar calendar. This means the Islamic months change with each new cycle of the moon circle .
Name of Islamic Months
The number of month in a year according to Allah Almighty is twelve (12) in the Holy Book of Allah (Quran). On the day Allah created the jannah and the Earth, of which there are 4 Holy Months. That is the rift faith. So, do not wrong yourself therein
Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala Says
اِنَّ عِدَّۃَ الشُّھُوْرِ عِنْدَ اللّٰہِ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ شَھْرًا فِیْ کِتٰبِ اللّٰہِ یَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ مِنْھَآ اَرْبَعَۃُٗ حُرُمُٗ ط ذٰلِکَ اَلدَّیْنُ الْقَیُّم فَلاَ تَظْلِمُوْا فِیْھِنَّ اَنْفُسَکُمْ ہ(التوبہ36)
بے شک اللہ تعالیٰ کے نزدیک مہینوں کی تعداد کتاب اللہ میں بارہ ہے جس دن سے اس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو پیدا کیا ۔ ان میں سے چار مہینے حرمت والے ہیں ۔ یہی صیح دین ہے ۔ چنانچہ ان مہینوں میں تم خود پر ظلم نہ کرو۔
Question1: How many (Islamic) Months are there?
Answer: There are twelve (Islamic) Months:
- 1. Muharram-ul Haram مُحَرَّمْ
- 2. Safar-ul-Muzaffar صَفَرْ
- 3. Rabi-ul-Awwal (Rabi-un-Nur) رَبِیْعُ الْاَوَّلْ
- 4. Rabi-ul-Akhir (Rabi-ul-Ghaus) رَبِیْعُ الثَّانِیْ
- 5. Jumadai-ul- Awwal جَمَادِی الْاُوْلٰی
- 6. Jumadai-ul- Ukhra جَمَادِی الْاُخْرٰیْ
- 7. Rajab-ul-Murajjab رَجَبْ
- 8. Sha’ban-ul-Mu’azzam شَعْبَانْ
- 9. Ramadan-ul-Mukarram رَمَضَانْ
- 10. Shawwal-ul-Mukarram شَوَّال
- 11. Ze-Qa’dah-tul-Haram ذُوالْقَعْدَۃ
- 12. Zul-Hajjah-tul-Haram ذُوْالْحِجَّۃُ
- I will donate the reward of recitation of the Norani Qaidah and the Holy Quran to my Kind Murshid, teachers, parents and the entire Ummah of the Beloved Prophet (PBHU).
- I will obey the commandments of the Holy Quran throughout my life.
- I will not put unnecessary marks on the Norani Qaidah and the Holy Quran.
- I will take care that the page of the Norani Qaidah and the Holy Quran will neither tear nor come off the binding.
- I will keep the Norani Qaidah and the Holy Quran in a cover to protect them from dust.
- (Acting upon the Sunnah of Keeping the gaze down) I will avoid looking here and there while reciting the Holy Quran.
Forgiveness of sins by acquisition of knowledge
The Beloved and Blessed Prophet has stated, the one who wears shoes or socks or clothes [so that he would depart to acquire religious knowledge having worn them] his sins are forgiven as he steps out of his house.
Pearls
The Holy Prophet (PBHU) has stated: whoever loved my sunnah loved me and whoever loved me will be with me in Paradise.
Manner of Making Salam
We should make salam to every Muslim.
When a Muslim makes salam to us, we should reply to it.
The best words of salam are:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُمْ وَرَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ وَبَرَکَاتُہ
The best words of the reply to salam are:
وَعَلَیْکُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ وَبَرَکَاتُہ
- Ninety mercies descend on the person who makes salam first and 10 on the one who replies to the salam.
- It is Wajib (necessary) to reply to the salam immediately.
- It is a sunnah to be the first to make salam.
- The younger should make salam to the elder.
- It is a Sunnah to make salam While one is entering or leaving the house.
- One should make salam every time he meets anyone.
Categories: PRAYER (Salat), ALMS (Zakat), SAWN (Fasting) HAJJ (Pilgrimage) & DUA (Supplications), Hadith and Tafseer, The Holy Quran, Quran Jaz 1- 114
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