WHAT'S THE DATE TODAY❓

The more dependent we are upon the Gregorian calender the more negligent we become of Allāh's rulings Firstly, “The Gregorian calendar is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582.” [Wikipedia] Whereas the Hijri calender was introduced by ‘Umar ibnul Khaṭṭāb -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu- and named after the most significant incident in the propagation of Islām; the Prophet's migration (Hijrah) from Makkah to Madīnah. [Ibn Ḥajar - Fat-hul Bāri (7/268) & Ibn Kathīr - Al-Bidāyah wan Nihāyah 4/510] Secondly, the Gregorian calender is a solar calender, hence a year in the Gregorian calender consists of 365 days (approximately). On the other hand, the Hijri calendar is based on the lunar calendar, which means one year in the Hijri calender consists of approximately 354.36 days; that's 10.88 days fewer than the Solar calendar. Essentially, that means a teenager reaches 15; the age of bulūgh (adolescence), 163.2 days earlier according to the lunar calendar. It's very important to bear this mind - especially for those who haven't undergone any other sign of bulūgh! Thirdly, every time based ruling in Islam is dependent on the lunar/Hijri calendar - not the Gregorian calender❗️ Allāh ﷻ said: {یَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَهِلَّةِۖ قُلۡ هِیَ مَوَ ٰ⁠قِیتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلۡحَجِّ} “They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the phases of the moon. Say, “They are a means for people to determine time and pilgrimage.” [Surah Al-Baqarah 189] Imām As-Sa‘dī comments on this Āyah in his Tafsīr, saying: ❝ {They ask you about the phases of the moon}: what is the wisdom behind them? Or they ask about the moon phases themselves. {Say: They are a means of determining time}. By His grace and mercy, Allāh (ﷻ) has caused it (the moon) to change; so it appears weak at the beginning of the month, then it gradually increases until halfway through the month, then it begins to decrease until the end of the month. This is so that the people will know thereby times for their acts of worship, such as fasting, as well as the times for paying Zakāh and offering expiation, and the time of Ḥajj. Because Ḥajj takes place during certain well-known months and takes a long time, Allāh says {and pilgrimage}. From the phases of the moon people also know the times for paying off deferred debts, rental periods, the length of the ‘iddah and pregnancy, and other matters that have to do with people’s affairs. Allāh has made it a means of working out times that is available to everyone, young and old, knowledgeable and ignorant. If times were calculated according to the solar calendar, no one would know it except very few people.❞ Fourthly, Sheikh Muqbil -raḥimahullāh- was asked, what is the ruling on using the Gregorian calender? He answered: It is considered blindfollowing [the Kuffār], and the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever imitates a people, then he is from them.” I advise to use the Hijri calendar. And Allāh is the One Whose aid is sought. Essentially brothers, they don't want to leave off any of the milestones of Islām, except that they want to eradicate them. [Audio: https://t.me/madrasatuna/489] Lastly, did you know -oh noble reader- that we have entered the sacred month of Dhul Qi‘dah? What does that mean exactly❓ Please listen to the following audio: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18594251