Haifaa Younis – Islamic New Year 2024 – Let Us Prepare
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The speaker discusses the Islamic calendar and its history, including the birth of Rasool alaihi heads and the shift from Makkah to definition. They emphasize the importance of history and the need to remember the shura of the day. The speaker also reminds the audience of the upcoming shura and the importance of remembering the shura and leaving behind one with beauty.
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Sunday,
July
7th is actually the first day of the
Islamic calendar.
The Islamic calendar actually started not at the
time of Rasool alaihi salatu wa salam,
Rather, it started
at the time of Sayidna Umar. May Allah
be pleased with him.
He,
actually
was asked
by 1 of the companions
that we are receiving
letters from you, but we don't know the
date of it.
Then he gathered, as said, no, Omar
always
do and take
the
opinion of the others, which is the sunnah
for Rasul alaihi salatu wasalam. And there was
many ideas was given to him. Let's do
the birth of Rasool alaihi salatu wa sallam
to, start the Islamic
calendar. Another said, well, it's badr since we
had the victory.
And at the end, they decided
the day that Rasul alaihi salatu wa sallam
migrated
from Makkah to Madinah
should be the
day
or the that we start the Islamic calendar.
And why is that? Because if you look
at the Islamic history,
there is many changing points
as we can say, but the 1 that's
really changed
and a lot of lessons learned from it
is when he moved, Alaihi Salaatu Wa Salam,
left everything behind him, left the most important
or the most beloved thing to him, which
is Mecca,
for only 1 reason. Number 1, and the
reason because Allah told him.
And the second and the third, as we
know from the history, that Islam changed completely
when he moved alaihis salatu alsalam
to
Medina. Islam changed in the way it became
much stronger.
The the real Islamic
society
started,
build, became much stronger
in Medina.
For us living these days, we need to
know the followings.
Number 1, let's not forget our heritage.
Let's not forget
our history.
Yes, we don't use it on a daily
basis, but we need to remind ourselves. That's
number 1. Number 2, in 10 days from
today,
there will be a shura, which is the
best day to fast. And, the most important
thing for me and for everybody to remember,
that when we move and when we leave,
sometimes what we love and what is dear
for us for the sake of Allah, Allah
will give us much better. May Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala make it a blessed year for
all the Ummah. May Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
lift the suffering of the people
of Gaza. Give them full victory. May Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala bring us to him back
in the best way, and may Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala always
keep reminding us
of the beauty of this deen.