DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Jumuat, 27th day of Jumaada Al-Thani (Friday 21st of February, 2020).
Islamic Days, months and events to note. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Recognizing these days, months and important events dates not only brings awareness of the diversity within the Muslim population but also instills pride in Muslims especially students who must adopt them anyway. Some Muslim students may be too embarrassed or shy to acknowledge these days, months and holiday events in Islam, which are not yet a part of the dominant worldly culture bcs we fail to adopt them. Typical example is our own date of birth in our Islamic calendar. Majority don't even know our actual date of birth in our own Islamic calendar subhaanAllah!!! What a shame Yaa ALLAH. Please take it as an assignment to check your date of birth Islamically converting from Gregorian calendar into Islamic calendar taking into consideration your DAY of birth to get the accurate date.
Anyway let's move on. The Arabic word for “day” is يَوم (yawm), and properly the name of each day is يَوم plus the word (as, in English, we append “day” onto other words to create the names of the days: “Sun” + “day” = “Sunday,” etc.). However, you will often see يَوم omitted and the days simply called by the names in Islam: Sunday = الأحَد (al-aḥad), the first day of our week islamically, Monday = الإثْنَين (al-ithnayn). Tuesday = الثَلاثاء (al-thalaatha). Wednesday = الأربَعاء (al-arba'a). Thursday = الخَميس (al-khamees). Friday = الجُمُعة (al-jumuʿah). Saturday = السَبْت (al-sabt). Other than Friday and Saturday, these names are derived from the cardinal numbers. So “Sunday” is literally “first day,” Monday “second day,” and so on.
“Week” is أسبوع (usbuu'u), from سَبَع (sabaʿ) or “seven,” and “days of the week” is أيام الأسبوع (ayyaam al-usbuu'u). To be continued tomorrow in shaa ALLAH. Please remember today is Friday.
May ALLAH keep guiding us in our deen to adopt and practice as proud Muslims. Aameen.
Islamic Days, months and events to note. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Recognizing these days, months and important events dates not only brings awareness of the diversity within the Muslim population but also instills pride in Muslims especially students who must adopt them anyway. Some Muslim students may be too embarrassed or shy to acknowledge these days, months and holiday events in Islam, which are not yet a part of the dominant worldly culture bcs we fail to adopt them. Typical example is our own date of birth in our Islamic calendar. Majority don't even know our actual date of birth in our own Islamic calendar subhaanAllah!!! What a shame Yaa ALLAH. Please take it as an assignment to check your date of birth Islamically converting from Gregorian calendar into Islamic calendar taking into consideration your DAY of birth to get the accurate date.
Anyway let's move on. The Arabic word for “day” is يَوم (yawm), and properly the name of each day is يَوم plus the word (as, in English, we append “day” onto other words to create the names of the days: “Sun” + “day” = “Sunday,” etc.). However, you will often see يَوم omitted and the days simply called by the names in Islam: Sunday = الأحَد (al-aḥad), the first day of our week islamically, Monday = الإثْنَين (al-ithnayn). Tuesday = الثَلاثاء (al-thalaatha). Wednesday = الأربَعاء (al-arba'a). Thursday = الخَميس (al-khamees). Friday = الجُمُعة (al-jumuʿah). Saturday = السَبْت (al-sabt). Other than Friday and Saturday, these names are derived from the cardinal numbers. So “Sunday” is literally “first day,” Monday “second day,” and so on.
“Week” is أسبوع (usbuu'u), from سَبَع (sabaʿ) or “seven,” and “days of the week” is أيام الأسبوع (ayyaam al-usbuu'u). To be continued tomorrow in shaa ALLAH. Please remember today is Friday.
May ALLAH keep guiding us in our deen to adopt and practice as proud Muslims. Aameen.
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