It was super windy and cold, but Allah sent the clouds on their way and allowed us to see the hilal of Rajab 1446.
O Allah, bring us the new moon with security and faith, with peace and in Islam, and in harmony with what our Lord loves and what pleases Him. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah.
Ameen
All time is not the same.
There are particular times that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, the Creator of time itself, has deemed sacred, blessed, and full of blessing.
We could make resolutions for a year based on a Catholic Pope’s finagling of time (which was modified from a polytheist’s machinations of the months).
We could do that, but as Muslims, we’ve got blessed and better options. Allah told us in Surah Tawbah that since the day He created the heavens and earth, His calendar has 12 months, and four of them are sacred. Additionally, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised us on several blessed hours, days, nights, and months throughout Allah’s calendar.
We could make resolutions for Pope Gregory XIII’s 2025, or we could align our hearts with the worship of the natural world, and look for a little sliver of the hilal which signals a month that Allah has said is sacred:
Rajab.
May Allah bless us in Rajab and Sha’ban and allow us to reach Ramadan.
Ameen
Happy Hijri New Year! It’s time to sight the hilal for Muharram 1446 inshaAllah.
On Saturday, 6 July 2024, the hilal should be visible for much of the US, Central America, and northern parts of South America inshaAllah. The whole world will be able to see the hilal on Sunday, 7 July 2024 inshaAllah.