#first day of muharram

[ami-ven]

Blessed First Day of Muharram!

[sacramentohistorymuseum]

Happy Islamic New Year! Also known as the Hijri New Year, it is the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar. The starting point of Islamic calendar is migration of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. This day, observed at sunset of July 6th this year, signifies a time of renewal and spiritual contemplation.

Did you know Sacramento is home to the second oldest Muslim Mosque in the United States west of the Mississippi River? The Muslim community has grown in the Sacramento area ever since the early 1900s. A large majority of those who came to California in the early 1900s were South Asian immigrants seeking education in the United States or were refugees fleeing colonial oppression.

Construction of the Mosque began in 1941 at 411 V Street and was finished in 1947. This Mosque continues to serve the Islamic community today as part of the Muslim Mosque Association.

For today, Jared letterpress printed a Hijri New Year greeting with black rubber base ink using a 4x6 Golding Official #2 tabletop printing press. The text reads, “Hijri New Year 1st day of Muharram,” and was typeset with 30 point Caslon type font.

[what-iz-life]

Today in Islamic history the 2nd of Muharram Imam Hussain's (AS) caravan reached Karbala. From the enemies camp Thousands of Yazid's soldiers were already there, having arrived long before the Imam.

The small tribe living in Karbala gathered around Imam Hussain's (AS) caravan.

Imam Hussain (AS) enquired about the price of the land in Karbala. He then bought the entire land as he knew this would be their burial place.

Then, he first spoke to the menfolk of the tribe.

"O, menfolk of Karbala! We have not come here to fight. Yazid's soldiers will fight with us and we will be killed. They will not bury our bodies and our bodies will be left to the wild animals of the desert. I request a favour from you. Please, bury our bodies. Imam Hussain (AS) then turned to the womenfolk of the tribe.

"Ladies of Karbala! Your menfolk, out of fear of Yazid's soldiers might not bury our bodies. Ladies! When your men are working in the fields, please come out of your houses and bury our bodies.

Somehow Imam Hussain (AS) did not feel the men nor the women would carry out his request. Sadly, he turned to the children who had gathered and spoke gently to them.

Children! If your father or your mother are unable to bury us, I beg you to throw a fistful of sand over our bodies while you are playing in the fields. That way, children, our bodies will slowly get buried."

Then, he turned to everyone who had gathered around and spoke again.

"My second request to you all is to look after the people who will come to visit our graves after our death. They will be my guests so please look after them and feed them for three days."

This pictures show the emotion in the camp of Imam Hussain (AS) as he hugs his 4 year old Daughter Sayeda Ruqayya (SA) also known as Bibi Sakina (SA) surrounded by the women of Imam Hussain's (AS) family.

[lilacmuse]

Morning Theft // 7.20.24

It's a beautiful morning in July- just three days before my birthday- and i wake up right around Fajr time. I slip out a bit before sunrise, and am delighted to find that the weather is blissfully, unseasonably beautiful. A soft, tranquil breeze gently stirs through the trees as the birds greet the morning, and wispy clouds cascade across the still-dark sky. It's so quiet out, i almost feel like i'm intruding on the universe, but it greets my shy soul with open arms and fills my heart with a warm sense of belonging.

As i enter the park, i come to rest on one of the beautiful stone benches situated on the outer edge. Something about them reminds me of the Acropolis, or some ancient place where philosophers might've gathered to have discussions. I lie down on the bench for a while, gazing dreamily at the sky as night slowly trades places with morning. When i was in Canada, i used to get excited every time the weather was nice, and i'd grieve about how i'd probably have to wait until October to experience that again. But as the first light of dawn creeps across the horizon, i realize that the wind has gotten cooler- almost cold enough to make me shiver. I smile as the swift breeze envelops me... i love being wrong. The cold, rough smoothness of the stone bench penetrates my shirt and kisses my skin, adding to my sensory bliss.

As subtle pinks and purples begin adorning the sky, i praise God and take in the beauty of one of my favorite sights in all of creation. The sky fills with soft, gentle streaks of light, and the armor around my heart rattles and melts away... i am entirely defenseless in the face of His beauty. The world buys my time and steals away my attention often, but this time is Ours- for not the first time, i feel completely alone with Him, and my shyness melts into a deep, quiet longing to be closer, ever closer.

As the world fills with noise and light, the daydream of my soul wakes up, as if a passing thought in a stranger's mind; perhaps a monk living in a monastery in the mountains, peering up as my beingness floods him for a moment. Perhaps he doesn't know why, but the sight of the sky he had never noticed before suddenly makes him want to explode with wonder. Sometimes, i wish i could reach through time and space and plant a soft kiss on the consciousness of every person who secretly looks at the world this way when they're alone. The thinkers complain that it hurts to become, but lovers exist to remind them what a bliss it is to be.

After witnessing the sun's slow qiyam, i gradually make my way home, stopping to say hello to my favorite tree and admire the way its branches look in the early morning light. I had never seen it at this hour before, but i'm always awestruck by its beauty.

On the street before mine, i notice a small garage sale being set up, and a striking white dress covered in vibrant flowers catches my eye. I don't normally shop in Muharram, but i greet my neighbor with a smile and browse her offerings. I pick out a stunning yellow dress that goes beautifully with the white one, and she gives me both for a steal. I sleepily try them on when i get home- i'll have to get the white one altered or it'll slip right off my body, but the yellow fits me like a glove and makes me feel like a goddess of summer. What a beautifully perfect morning :)

If you're reading this, i love you- may the remembrance of Hussain ibn Ali (as) plant seeds of Divine, eternal love in your heart ❤️

x r

[wordofprophet]

A sacred month of MUHARRAM and its importance

Muharram, also known as Muharram-al- Haram, is the first month of the Islamic Calendar

In this month every deed, good or bad, weighs heavier on the scales of deeds

One is advised to increase his good deeds and decrease his bad deeds during this sacred month

The Messenger of Allah was asked about observing As-Saum (the fast) on THE TENTH day of MUHARRAM, and he replied, "It is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year."

[Riyad as-Salihin 1252]

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting Allah's month of Muharram.'

(Sahih Muslim 1163a) . . . #allah#quran#islam#alhamdulillah#islamicremindersdaily#quranquotes#prophetmuhammad#islamicquotes#allahisthemostmerciful#allahakbar#islamicpost#islamicpage#islamdaily#islamicnewyear#muslimquotes#muslimreminder#islamposts#islamicworld#jannah#muharram2024#muslimreminders#faithinallah#trustallah#dua#dhikr#islamicreminders#alhamdulilah#islamicposts#islamicquote#muharram

[umtxqwa]

We should not mock people who are involved in innovations and reprehensible acts!

In one of the lessons of His Eminence Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz (رحمه الله), a question was asked about a female dancer, her situation, and the strange dances she performs. Some people in the audience started laughing upon hearing the question. Sheikh Ibn Baz (رحمه الله) was seen with tears in his eyes, and he immediately admonished the people, saying that one should not laugh in such situations. Rather, it is a time to cry and learn a lesson. On such occasions, one should praise and glorify Allāh for saving you, your family, and your children from such misguidance.

At this point, Sheikh Ibn Baz (رحمه الله) began to cry earnestly while praising and glorifying Allāh and seeking forgiveness.

Perhaps Allāh granted Sheikh Ibn Baz acceptance and made his personality beneficial because his heart was filled with concern for the Ummah and a constant yearning to call people to Tawheed!

Narrated by Jabir Al-Yafi'i, a student of Sheikh Ibn Baz (رحمه الله).

Note: Therefore, in these days, we should not laugh at the innovations and polytheistic practices occurring at shrines, nor should we "enjoy" the actions of a certain group during Muharram. Instead, we should first try to explain to them if possible, pray for their guidance, ask for our own steadfastness, and express gratitude to Allāh the Almighty.

[uma1ra]

Today may be the 1st of Jan 2024 but it’s not our new year.

‎Today’s date is the 19th Jumada II 1445 AH.

‎I advise parents to take the opportunity to remind our kids about the Islamic Hijri calendar.

‎Here’s 3 things to note

‎1. The Hijri calendar is called that because it began the year the Prophet ﷺ made Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah. An incredibly momentous occasion for the whole Ummah.

‎2. The calendar is based on the lunar months (the cycles of the moon), not the solar. It is therefore around 10 days shorter making the Islamic year 355 days not 365.

‎3. The first month is Muharram and the most famous is the 9th: Ramadan. As we are now in Jumada al-Thani (6th month) it means there’s only 2 months left till Ramadan!

[scotianostra]

Did you know that up until 1599 that Scotland celebrated Christmas day on December 17th.

So Happy Christmas Day folks, Old style!!

King James VI, via an act of his Privy Council, decided that Scotland should come into line with other “well governit commonwealths.” but generally well governed France, the date for New Year's Day was changed from the 25th of March and imposed as the 1st of January.

So the day after the 31st of December, 1599, became the 1st of January, 1600. Insular England didn't make the 1st of January the official start of the year until 1752. For more facts about New Year check this link out here.

Most folks, if asked, will say that New Year's Day falls on the 1st of January each year. It was not always so, either in the United Kingdom in general or in Scotland, in particular. Come to think of it, it still isn't so in many parts of the world. New Year's Day is generally accepted as being the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year and also the day on which the year count is incremented, but neither was that always so and still isn't so in the Jewish calendar. The 1st of January is certainly the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar and it was also the first day of the year on the ancient Julian calendar as used in Rome. Despite that apparent synchronisation, January the 1st on the Julian calendar currently corresponds to January the 14th on the Gregorian calendar.

In terms of other cultures, the Hijri or Islamic New Year begins on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. In 2011, it fell on the Gregorian 26th of November. However, the Islamic year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so there's also a perennially shifting differential between the two calendars. The Hindu New Year falls according to the time and date the Sun enters Aries on the Hindu calendar, which normally means the 13th of 14th of April, depending on the Leap year. The Jewish New Year is celebrated on Rosh Hashanah, which takes place between sunset on the evening before the first day of Tishrei and nightfall on the second day of Tishrei. Strange to say, Tishrei is the seventh, rather than the first, month of the Hebrew calendar. In terms of the Gregorian calendar, Rosh Hashanah will fall between September the 5th and October the 5th. The Chinese, on the other hand, celebrate New Year's Day as the first day of the lunar calendar, corrected every three years, for solar deviations. The date normally falls between the 20th of January and the 20th of February.

Until 1599 in Scotland, the New Year began on the 25th of March, which was in line with England. However, on the 17th of December, 1599, King James VI, via an act of his Privy Council, decided that Scotland should come into line with other “well governit commonwealths.” As a result of Jamie Saxt looking over his shoulder at the likes of 'well governed' France, the date for New Year's Day was changed from the 25th of March and imposed as the 1st of January. So the day after the 31st of December, 1599, became the 1st of January, 1600. Insular England didn't make the 1st of January the official start of the year until 1752, the year it adopted the Gregorian calendar and way after James VI became James I of England.

According to the 'Register of the Privy Council', “The Kingis majestie and Lordis of his Secreit Counsall undirstanding that in all utheris weill governit commouns welthis and cuntreyis the first day of the yeir begynis yeirlie upoun the first day of Januare, commounlie callit new yeiris day, and that this realme onlie is different fra all utheris in the compt and reckning of the yeiris ...his Majestie with the advise of the Lordis of his Secreit Counsall statutis and ordanis that in all tyme cuming the first day of the yeir sal begin yeirlie upoun the first day of Januare...”

Jamie's Privy Council was a powerful legislative and administrative body, which was very useful to him. The King had much more influence over the Privy Council than he ever did over the more independently minded Scottish Parliament. The Privy Council act of the 17th December, 1599, went on to command royal officials, clerks, judges, notaries, &c., “in all tyme heireftir” to date all “thair decreittis infeftmentis charteris seasings letteris and writtis quhatsumeuir according to this p[rese]nt ordinance.” They also seemed to have had a shortage of commas in those days.

Scotland has had a chequered past regarding Christmas, perhaps that is why New Year has always been a wee bit mair special to us than the Yuletide season. Why was this? Well you can trace it back to an act of the Scottish Parliament in 1640 that made the celebration of Yule illegal.

Things had started going sour when those spoilsport Calvinist began to get a foothold, the earliest origins of the church falling out with Santa was actually some years previous, when in 1583, Glasgow Kirk at St Mungo’s Cathedral threatened those those who celebrated Yule with excommunication, this was serious in those god fearing days and would have condemned your eternal soul to hell, a fate worse than the death that would precede this!

Why was this? Well there are no celebrations of Christmas, after the Nativity itself recorded in the Bible. Therefore there should be none in Scotland, even singing a Christmas carol was considered a serious crime. After almost 60 years of build-up they eventually passed it into law. They also looked to the old testament for there religion, more or less ignoring the "papist" new one, as for the Virgin Mary, what was she but a heathen goddess dressed up in Roman garb? So she was dropped, along with all the other saints to whom benighted Papists addressed their prayers.

The law was officially repealed in 1712, but it was still generally frowned upon.

Punishments for celebrating Yule were harsh, and there was no public holiday for the Scottish people on Christmas Day.

This next part might surprise many of you, after centuries of not having, what the Yanks call "The Holiday season" Scotland eventually began to shake off it's bad relationship with Christmas, when in 1958 it became an official holiday!

January 2nd has for years been our additional festive season holiday, it wasn't until 1971 that Boxing Day officially became a holiday

After centuries of social, religious and political change, Christmas in Scotland has become a very unique celebration.

And as in times long past, we treat this time of year as a holiday season, rather than a single day. Christmas flows into Hogmanay in a glow of family, friends, fun and feasts – and that’s about as traditional as you can get, so raise your glass, turn to your loved ones today and wish them a Happy Christmas.

The first pic shows a full extract from the Scottish National Archives, the third is what is thought to be the first officially printed Gregorian Calender the basis for most calendars in the Western World.

[tasmiq]

Jumu'ah Sohbet: 19 July 2024

It was a week of being gobsmacked with a flash of the obvious, retrospectively! I have been rather sheepish about being an unemployed accident survivor, and I was made to contend with the Truth of matters. I had all the answers to my future quandaries in the past 😅 I was even able to discern between my heart's message vs. my nafs on the same matter, Subhana'Allah! (Divine glory) This is where I humble myself out of sheer gratitude that I can shut my nafs up, when (gently) reprimanded by your Wakil Abbu, whom I have accepted as the other half of my deen: Shukran Ya Allah! (Divine gratitude)

Here I go, with a sheepish Bismillah 👀:

#1. The first flash of the obvious from my near past was when your Wakil Abbu was funnily reprimanding himself, as us, about our role as murids (Sufi students). This was beyond our bayat (oath of allegiance), respecting Allah's rights and wrongs, and our Silsila (spiritual chain), and fulfilling our daily assignment and tithes:

i. As Ansaris, we naturally incline towards being helpers in humanity. We must make ourselves available for service and be conscious and observant of the workload and level of need.

ii. Beyond serving our families and communities, we must do so within our Tariqa.

iii. We must serve with adhab (respect) in our assigned tasks with a smile, willingness, and gratitude!

iv. Our service must be implemented with dignity and beauty as a place of learning and not as grind work.

v. We can never compare our service, as all the parts represent different aspects of spiritual development.

This is where your Abbu spelled out our collective haq (truth), albeit sheepishly. What being in our Sufi Tariqa has done for us has been manifold because we are where we are because of it; with love, light, and beauty. Shaykh Taner rightly proclaimed that this place is one of solace as an oasis with all the turbulence in the world in the background. Your Wakil Abbu ended with immense wisdom when he pointed out that we must not unconsciously attend Zikrs and socials and lead our lives without being integrated into who we are!

#2. Next, I was blown away by the enormous level of EQ (emotional quotient or intelligence) within Sufism, where it can accurately account our Sufi journey through the various levels of nafs (lower-self / ego) and Anne painted even more possibilities. She explained that as we are going through the nafs journey, we will have certain experiences, often related to these levels. This is what Allah is showing us, and there is more as we go up and down these nafs levels. Allah wouldn't show us something that is not possible spiritually.

It is useful to know the levels of the nafs and what attributes we should be striving for. The eyes of the heart have a big and small eye, which is the place where we perceive from. One for this worldly realm and one for the spiritual realm. So, how can we reach contentment in our lives, she enquired? There are different levels of the nafs where we will have different experiences. To my relief, she added that we can have a contentment stage at every nafs level, but how do we get there? The scientific merits of gratefulness have actually been proven, she declared as a spiritual boffin! When we give thanks to someone, our chemical makeup helps both ourselves and the recipient of the gratitude. However, we easily forget to be in a state of gratefulness! When we do anything, with connection and gratefulness, they are truly the easiest things to bring to our lives.

Timeously, as we approached Ashura (the 10th day) in Muharram (Islamic New Year), she intriguingly added that the Islamic concept of a new year is where in the first 10 days, we are immediately inclined to do a lot of prayers and turn to Allah. Not with half-hearted new year resolutions! We ask Allah to renew us and for the new year to be good for us. Our deen (religion) is live where we are connected to the sun, moon, nature, and everything around us! We have the moon and sun calendar, which direct our annual timescales and daily prayer times. Now that I think of it, your Mimi (maternal Aunt) has always lovingly prescribed to the Islamic calendar over the Gregorian one, which we should too 😉

#3. Your Aunty and our Rosieçim (Sister Rosie) graciously answered Anne's inquiry into identifying our sources of contentment, confirming why we're spiritual family because she articulated what we were baffling to express. She said that it has been easy to find contentment after changing her perception from the small eye to the big Eye and to see that side of things, here and now. So, she was able to declare that she could find contentment in every moment, as long as she was paying attention! 😅 I would add that we find contentment in our never-ending spiritual learning that consolidate those moments with deeper understanding.

However, when you are in despair, doom, and gloom because of terrible circumstances that are facing your world, sure, it helps to pray, but seeing everything so sad is not helpful! Just as your Ammu realised regarding the genocide unfolding in Gaza. We actually have to stop ourselves and notice positive things, too. Anne affirmed that while we acknowledge the challenges; we must remember that it is Allah's world, and He will provide help for its beings, and we have to but surrender to that. True sympathy, true empathy, and true help all come from our perceptions of how Allah wants us to look at challenges. As Rosieçim was pointing out, we have to bring the little eye and big Eye into the pesent moment!

In conclusion, when we meet trouble; we must always remember that there are two ways to look at it, with negativity and positivity. Just as you get scratched by our kitties, yes, it is painful in the moment, but despite the occasional upset, we are so grateful for them! And newsflash family, your Ammu serves the greatest Employer of all and able to dedicate herself to endless spiritual learning of His reality because of her circumstance:

Ya 'Alim Ya Hakim Ya Haq Ya Rashid (The All-knowing One full of wisdom and truth who calculatingly guides)

Shukran Ya Allah!

[taminoarticles]

— Tamino for Glamcult, #138 THE SANCTUM ISSUE / November 2022 (x)

SURRENDERING TO WHATEVER'S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT: TAMINO

WORDS BY GRACE POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY JORRE JANSSENS

Belgian-Egyptian musician TAMINO-AMIR MOHARAM FOUAD (aka Tamino) is the singer-songwriter pulling on our heartstrings. Grandson to renowned movie star MUHARRAM FOUAD, Tamino has had stardom in his veins from the very beginning. Trained at the AMSTERDAM ROYAL CONSERVATORY, and having seen his first glimpse of fame with the 2017 release, Habibi, the artist has since been heard on stages around Europe. It was the release of his 2018 album, Amir, which made the world stop, listen and reflect as he hypnotised us all with tracks such as Indigo Night and goddess of nature, Persephone. After what felt like a prolonged hiatus — not so much as a cheeky Insta’ story — this year Tamino is back with his sophomore album, Sahar. Glamcult spoke with Tamino after the release of his first album, so why not make a tradition of it? From the flawless sounds of the Oud, the sight of a flamingo stuck in the mud, to his early days studying classical piano — we cover a lot from the backseat of a car en route to his Glamcult shoot in the depths of BELGIUM.

Gc: Hi Tamino. How’s it going? 

T: I’m good thank you — ready for my Glamcult shoot, so you know all about my day! The location is crazy, I didn’t even know this existed in Belgium. 

Gc: Yes, I’m the anonymous producer of your day, ha-ha. It’s going to be great. To start, could you tell us a bit about your musical beginnings?

T: Of course. So, if I go to the very beginning, I started with piano when I was around ten or eleven years old. It was my mum, actually, who proposed it, as she saw that I had a fascination for music. My mum also played classical piano, so it was a logical move for both myself and her. However, I didn’t last very long…

Gc: Logical — but less sustainable?

T: Honestly, I stopped because I didn’t have the patience to study the classical pieces to perfection. Because of this, I then decided to take a break from music for about a year before I started going back to the piano again. This time, I returned with a different mindset and I started to play freely; choosing my own chords and writing my own songs. This began when I was around fourteen.

Gc: So, no emo phase?

T: I did play in a couple of bands before finally performing solo at around seventeen.

Gc: I like this idea of beginning rigidly, and within that rigidity finding your draw to fluidity. Do you still feel like you need this freedom in music today as you did as a child?

T: I always pursue freedom in sound. Even though I love classical music (both listening to it and going to concerts) — and of course, I have admiration for those who are able to learn a piece to perfection. However, it just wasn’t for me as it was always someone else’s latest.

Gc: You recently released the single (and video) Fascination, one of the first tracks from your latest album, Sahar. What inspired this song?

T: Like most of my songs, it all began with noodling on the guitar. I usually begin by humming a melody before finding the words. For this song, however, the words came with the melody. There is this one specific anecdote within this song — “I didn’t cry for that flamingo stuck in the salt. Didn’t care for it at all, While you couldn’t hold your tears, Your fascination’s always fascinated me.” This came from watching BBC Planet with my significant other. It was about how our different reactions to the same scene caused inspiration.

Gc: So, it can really come from anywhere… Any other unusual inspiration points?

T: It’s so difficult to pinpoint! Often it’s less specific than this case. That’s the beautiful thing about songwriting. Often you don’t know how it happens — which is strange in itself. Even though you can sharpen your tools through practice, you still never know what’s going to happen.

Gc: It’s a never-ending journey…

T: Exactly. I feel like when it comes to songwriting, it’s very hard to become a master of your craft.

Gc: However, sonically — do certain genres inspire you? For example, there are many clear Arabic references, alongside folk music and jazz within your work.

T: The influences are for sure there. I love Arabic music.

Gc: Has living in Antwerp influenced your sound at all?

T: It has of course influenced me; however, I wouldn’t know precisely how. Antwerp is a cool place, but I think it’s time to spend some time elsewhere. Although, I’m going on tour soon — so it’s out of the question at the moment. 

Gc: A lot of artists I speak to describe the act of music creation as occuring subconsciously. Do you have the same experience?

T: Yes and no. It’s still me writing, but I can relate to this.

Gc: Your first release from the album, the aptly named The First Disciple, broke your online silence. Why did you pick this song as your reintroduction?

T: This song sits at the heart of the album… It’s also the longest song on the album (a side note, but still cool). Sonically, The First Disciple represents some new sounds I experimented with on this album. The combination of the nylon-string classical guitar with the nylon-string oud was super important to me. Lyrically, this song is also improtant to me.

Gc: Throughout the whole album your sound is far more complex than your previous work. Did this change in sound bring up any nervousness?

T: No, not really. I would have only felt nervous if I wasn't happy with the album.

Gc: That's the truly worst-case scenario.

T: But I'm super happy with the album, and stand fully behind it so I don’t have nerves.

Gc: As you should be. Before the release, you had a social media blackout — why?

T: I feel like when I'm not releasing new music, I have nothing to say. Social media is a HUGE distraction. Those apps are designed for you to become addicted. | know myself; if it's on my phone I will look at it at least three times a day. It was extremely liberating to not have Instagram on my phone for two years, it allowed me to be bored. Boredom is very important for the creative process,

which was the main reason why I didn't have it on my phone.

Gc: It’s kind of insane how today boredom has to be sought after. It’s a hard road to take.

T: It's true. You have to choose boredom, instead of just letting it happen the way it would in the past. lt's a conscious decision to not go on your phone, scroll through Instagram and so forth. We need to let things be as they are.

Gc: You're going on tour. How are you feeling about that?

T: On tour, you're everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It's not real life. However, playing live feels special. It's cliché, but I love playing for people that appreciate your music and the fact that you're sharing something with a group. Sometimes it feels like a transfer of energy. This transfer is healing.

Gc: Music certainly has healing properties. Presumable creating, performing and so forth is your safe space?

T: Performing to such a huge amount of people, you all feel open. You're all surrendering to whatever's happening in the moment. It connects to what we were saying earlier about

distractions. When performing, these distractions are not there, I'm fully in the moment. This moment is then something you can share with so many people. In this space there's room for emotion, there's room for everything to just exist. It feels both healing and freeing. It's the best high there is.

Gc: We're so excited about the launch of Sahar. What do you hope for your audience to feel from the album?

T: Honestly, whatever they want. I really have no say in that.

Gc: Do you feel a separation from your work once it’s released? Like it’s no longer yours?

T: A bit, I see the music as just as much mine as I do the listeners. Of course, I have my interpretations, thoughts, beliefs. I also have hopes for the listener's ability to read into the lyrics or hear about the songs. But in the end, | have no say.

Gc: And finally (and potentially, most importantly) what have you taken away from the album?

T: This album felt more experimental in the recording process. The arrangements really came from letting go (as opposed to being a control freak). So, I think this became a lesson. Letting things go in the creative process can lead to beautiful things. That's been the most important lesson.

[ami-ven]

Happy First Day of Muharram!

[brookston]

Holidays 11.6

Holidays

All the Good Things Wrapped Up in One Day

Arbor Day (Republic of Congo, Samoa)

Bank Workers’ Day (Argentina)

Constitution Day (Dominican Republic, Tajikistan)

Electric Razor Day

Fala Day

Fill Our Staplers Day

Finnish Swedish Heritage Day

Flag Day (Chad, Finland)

Global Refill Day

Green March Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

Gustavus Adolphus Day (Sweden)

Hydrogen Bomb First Test Day

International Day For Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict (UN)

International End Gossip Day

International Tracksuit Day

Legalization Day (Cannabis)

Malaria Day in the Americas

Marching Band Day

Marijuana Recreational Legalization Day (Colorado, Washington)

Marooned Without a Compass Day

Measure Up Day

National Basketball Day (a.k.a. Play Basketball Day)

National I Read Canadian Day (Canada)

National Ladies Learning Code Day (Canada)

National Michele Day

National Report Home Health Care Fraud Day

National Stacey Abrams Day

National Team Manager Day

Obama Day (Kenya)

Pine Nut Day (French Republic)

Recreational Cannabis Legalization Day (Colorado)

Saxophone Day

Scotchtoberfest (The Simpsons)

Skirret Day (French Republic)

Stranger Things Day

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United Americas Day

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World Lets Stop Shouting Awareness Day

World Materials Day

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Food & Drink Celebrations

Do Tater Tots Ever Grow Up? Day

Global Donut Day

National Nachos Day (a.k.a. I Love Nachos Day)

Peanut Butter Lovers Day

Independence & Related Days

Constitution Day (Tajikistan)

Cycoldia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Day of the First Shout For Independence (El Salvador)

Mexico (Independence Declared; 1813)

Polish Republic (Declared; 1918)

1st Wednesday in November

Eat Smart Day [1st Wednesday]

Hump Day [Every Wednesday]

International Pathology Day [1st Wednesday]

International Stress Awareness Day [1st Wednesday]

Men’s World Day [1st Wednesday]

National Advent Calendar Day [1st Wednesday]

National Eating Healthy Day [1st Wednesday]

National Holiday Calendar Day [1st Wednesday]

National Stress Awareness Day (UK) [1st Wednesday]

Take Our Kids to Work Day (Canada) [1st Wednesday]

Wacky Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Website Wednesday [Every Wednesday]

Wheat Beer Wednesday [1st Wednesday of Each Month]

Wilderness Wednesday [1st Wednesday of Each Month]

Wobbly Wednesday [1st Wednesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning November 6 (1st Full Week of November)

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Festivals Beginning November 6, 2024

Dublin Book Festival (Dublin, Ireland) [thru 11.10]

Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival (Oahu, Hawaii) [thru 11.10]

Jazz Fest Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) [thru 11.9]

Stockholm International Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) [thru 11.17]

Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival (Napa Valley, California) [thru 11.8]

Feast Days

Adelaide of Italy (Christian; Saint)

Albert Camus (Writerism)

Alois Senefelder (Artology)

Barlaam of Khutyn (Christian; Saint)

Birth of the Bab (Baha'i) [1 Muharram]

Birth of Tiamat (Ancient Egyptian mother of gods, goddess of primeval chaos)

Burroughs Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Cosimo de Medici the Elder (Positivist; Saint)

Dabucuri uiga, (Initiation Rites of the Young Men; to Jurupari, South American Guarani/Tupi God)

Demetrian (Christian; Saint)

Dodo Grieving Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of All Saints of Ireland (Ireland)

Festival of Total Submission

Herne’s Day II: Predator (Pagan)

Illtud (a.k.a. Illtyd or Iltntus; Christian; Saint)

Illitud’s Bell (Celtic Book of Days)

Learn a New Swear Word Day (Pastafarian)

Leonard of Noblac (Christian; Saint) [Coopers] *

Los Posadas (Latin America) [until 12.24]

Lucy Jones (Muppetism)

Melaine of Rennes (Christian; Saint)

Misa de Gallo begins (Rooster’s Mass; Philippines) [until 12.24]

Stephanie Vozzo (Artology)

Tiamat the Dragon Mother Day (Everyday Wicca)

Winds of Change Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Winnoc (Christian; Saint)

Wish-Granting Championships (Fairies; Shamanism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [33 of 37]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s National Day to Lose Money on Horses.)

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [26 of 30]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [51 of 60]

Premieres

All Along the Watchtower, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1967)

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie (Mystery Novel; 1939) [29]

Behind Blue Eyes, by The Who (Song; 1971)

The Boondocks (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Chew Chew Baby or Stick to Your Gums (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 175; 1962)

A Cowboy Needs a Horse (Disney Cartoon; 1956)

Cry Freedom (Film; 1987)

Elizabeth (Film; 1998)

The Flea Circus (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1954)

Forget-Me-Net, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S2, Eps. 31 & 32; 1965)

Foxtrot, by Genesis (Album; 1972)

Go Down Mooses or The Fall Guy (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 70; 1960)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Film; 2005) [#4]

Head (Film; 1968)

Hiding Out (Film; 1987)

Hold What You’ve Got, by Joe Tex (Song; 1964)

Ickle Meets Pickle (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Jersey Boys (Broadway Musical; 2005)

John Wesley Harding, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1967)

Justify My Love, by Madonna (Album; 1990)

Kitty Caddy (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

Less Than Zero (Film; 1987)

Little Good Beep (WB LT Cartoon; 2000)

The Little Match Girl (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1937)

Little Red Walking Hood (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

Made in Heaven, by Queen (Album; 1995)

Meet the Press (TV Series; 1947)

The Missing Mountain or Peek-a-Boo Peak (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 69; 1960)

The Moon Fell in the River, by Guy Lombardo (Song; 1940)

Paper Doll, by The Mills Brothers (Song; 1943)

Passenger 57 (Film; 1992)

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., by The Monks (Album; 1967)

Precious (Film; 2009)

Rain of Terror or The Desperate Showers (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 176; 1962)

The Robot Spy (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #8; 1964)

Secrets of Life (Short Documentary Film; 1956)

Ski-Napper (Chilly Willy Cartoon; 1964)

Sky Trooper (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Spectre (UK Film; 2015) [James Bond #24]

Spotlight (Film; 2015)

Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Symphony; 1936)

Time Bandits (Film; 1981)

24 (TV Series; 2001)

The Universe in a Nutshell, by Stephen Hawking (Book; 2001)

The Unpopular Mechanic (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1936)

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James (Novel; 1972)

When We Were Very Young, by A.A.Milne (Children’s Book; 1924)

Wintertime Dreams, recorded by Woody Herman (Song; 1936)

Woody’s Kook-Out (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Your Friend the Rat (Pixar Cartoon; 2007)

The Zoo (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Today’s Name Days

Christina, Leonhard, Rudolf (Austria)

Leonard, Melanija, Sever, Vedran (Croatia)

Liběna (Czech Republic)

Leonhardus (Denmark)

Aadi, Aado, Aadu, Ado, Adolf (Estonia)

Mimosa (Finland)

Bertille, Léonard (France)

Christine, Leonhard, Nina (Germany)

Leonardo (Greece)

Lénárd (Hungary)

Leonardo (Italy)

Leo, Leonards, Leonhards, Leons, Linards (Latvia)

Ašmantas, Leonardas, Vygaudė (Lithuania)

Lennart, Leonard (Norway)

Feliks, Leonard, Trzebowit, Ziemowit (Poland)

Pavel (Romania)

Renáta (Slovakia)

Alejandro, Leonardo, Severo (Spain)

Adolf, Gustav (Sweden)

Mac, Mack, Mackenzie, Makenzie, Mckenzie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 311 of 2024; 55 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 45 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Yi-Hai), Day 6 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 5 Heshvan 5785

Islamic: 4 Jumada I 1446

J Cal: 11 Wood; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 24 October 2024

Moon: 24%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 3 Frederic (12th Month) [Guicciardini / Philippe de Comines]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 45 of 90)

Week: 1st Full Week of November

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 14 of 30)

[send-up-my-heart-to-you]

Can you explain different holidays in Isalm?

since today is one i think its an appropriate time to answer this :)

islam has many different sects so traditions may vary, so i’ll js talk about the two holidays that all muslims celebrate <3

so yk how islam follows the lunar calendar (hijri calendar) w twelve months: muharram, safar, rabi’ al awwal, rabi’ al thani, jamada al awwal, jamada al thani, rajab, sha’ban, ramadan (!!!) (most well known), shawwal, dhul qa’dah, dhul hijjah

ramadan is obviously well known bc you know. we fast all month. then after ramadan is shawwal, and we spend the first three days of shawwal with the first holiday—eid al fitr, roughly translating to “festival of breaking the fast”. obviously, this eid celebrates the end of ramadan

then a few months pass by, and on the tenth day of dhul hijjah starts another eid—eid al adha, or “festival of the sacrifice”. this has more of a story behind it, which will be in italics at the bottom of this post. i think you as a christian will be familiar w the story bc i think its almost the same in the bible but correct me if im wrong

both eids are celebrated over three days n both of them have pretty much the same celebrations. you pay the eid prayer in the mosque at dawn n this signals the beginning of eid. you say ‘eid mubarak’ to people, adults give money to kids, visit your family and loved ones, dress in your best and cleanest clothes, perfume yourself, etc

in eid al fitr, we eat a lot. and i mean a LOT. this is more cultural but like i have 20-something aunts and uncles that i see each eid (more that we dont visit for some reason or other) and each house that we go to INSISTS on feeding us. so its normal to have two breakfasts, four lunches, and a single dinner on the first day of eid. in my culture, anyway, not sure abt others

in eid al adha, we slaughter an animal and eat it w our household (if you can afford it). one third is eaten by the household that sacrificed it, one third is eaten by friends and extended family, and the last third is given to the poor and needy

hope this makes sense, lola !!!!

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according to the quran, all the messengers of god went thru some form of trial (or trials, plural) in their life. for abraham (as) one of the main ones was that god commanded him to kill his son ishmael by telling him thru dreams. ishmael told him to go thru w it, and he was abt to, but then the angel gabriel told abraham that he fulfilled his revelation and proved his obedience to god, so a “sacrifice” (interpreted as being a ram) was offered from gabriel to abraham to be slaughtered instead

muslims celebrate eid al adha to memorialize abrahams devotion to god asking w the survival of ismael

[ammaribnazizahmed]

Pictured are Ottoman soldiers with the Ottoman standard of Gazzah, given to the 79th Infantry Regiment which defended Gazzah, Ottoman Falasteen in the First Battle of Gazzah during World War I, c. 1917 CE (1335/1336 AH)

The First Battle of Gazzah took place on March 26, 1917 CE (2/3 Jumada al-Thani, 1335 AH).

The Ottomans successfully defended the city on this occasion and again in April 1917 CE (Jumada al-Thani 1335 AH) at the Second Battle of Gazzah, but thereafter lost the Third Battle of Gazzah in November 1917 CE (Muharram 1336 AH).

By December 1917 CE (Safar 1336 AH), the Ottomans then lost Al Quds (Jerusalem) ending their 400 year old rule (1517-1917 CE) of modern-day Falasteen and their custodianship over Bayt al-Maqdis (Al Aqsa).

[badhabit-life]

On the western coast of Bahrain Island lies Al-Malikiya village, known for its beach and palm trees. The smoke of the burning dry palm leaves and tree trunks fills the sky during the first ten days of Muharram (the first month in the Islamic calendar) each year, the smoke of burning dried palm leaves and tree trunks fills the sky.

على الساحل الغربي من جزيرة البحرين تقع قرية المالكية المشهورة بشاطئها ونخيلها. يعلو دخان سعف النخيل وأغصان الشجر في سماء القرية مع بداية موسم عشرة محرم الحرام من كل عام.

[dailyhadeeth]

Fasting on ‘Ashura (10th Of Muharram)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّح��يمِ

(In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful).

Introduction

We are in Muharram, the first month of the Hijri Calendar, 1445 A.H. It is a sacred month and the Prophet ﷺ used to fast a lot in this month. One of these days that the Prophet ﷺ used to fast is the Day of ‘Ashura (the 10th Day of Muharram).

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ

مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَحَرَّى صِيَامَ يَوْمٍ فَضَّلَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ إِلا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ وَهَذَا الشَّهْرَ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ

‏رواه البخاري ٢٠٠٦ ‏

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) so keen to make sure he fasted any day and preferring it over another except this day,the day of ‘Ashoora’, and this month – meaning Ramadaan.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2006.

Why did the Prophet ﷺ fast on ‘Ashura

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ

قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَرَأَى الْيَهُودَ تَصُومُ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا : هَذَا يَوْمٌ صَالِحٌ ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ نَجَّى اللَّهُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَصَامَهُ مُوسَى، قَالَ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ فَصَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ

رواه البخاري ٢٠٠٤

Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah and saw the Jews fasting on the day of ‘Ashoora’.

He said, “What is this?”

They said, “This is a good day, this is the day when Allaah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy and Moosa fasted on this day.”

He said, “We are closer to Moosa than you.” So he fasted on this day and told the people to fast.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2004)

Virtues for fasting on ‘Ashura

Fasting on ‘Ashura expiates the (minor) sins of the past year.

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قال رسول صلى الله عليه وسلم

صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ وَصِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ

رواه مسلم ١١٦٢

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

Fasting the day of ‘Arafah I hope Allaah will expiate thereby for the year before it and the year after it, and fasting the day of ‘Ashoora’ I hope Allaah will expiate thereby for the year that came before it.

Narrated by Muslim, 1162

How to fast ‘Ashura

It is recommended when fasting ‘Ashura to also fast Taasua’ (the 9th Day of Muharram).

عن عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قال

حِينَ صَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ يَوْمٌ تُعَظِّمُهُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صُمْنَا الْيَوْمَ التَّاسِعَ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَأْتِ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

رواه مسلم ١١٣٤

‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:

When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fasted on the day of ‘Ashoora and told the people to fast, they said, “O Messenger of Allaah, this is a day that is venerated by the Jews and Christians.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Next year, if Allaah wills, we will fast on the ninth day.” But by the time the following year came, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had passed away.

Narrated by Muslim, 1134.

Important Note:

Fasting Taasua and ‘Ashura is recommended but not obligatory.

This year Taasua and ‘Ashura will be on Thursday 27th July and Friday 28th July, 2023.*

* Dates may vary based on local moonsighting.