#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.

[hamdosana]

A gentle reminder that our N e w Y e a r started on the first day of Muharram.

[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.

[basicsofislam]

BASICS OF ISLAM: Fasting: Important points.Part1

FASTING IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN

The fourth pillar of Islam is the Ramadan fast, during which Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations or satisfaction from dawn until sunset. Concerning the order to fast, the Qur’an declares:

The month of Ramadan, in which the Qur’an (began to be) sent down as a pure source of guidance for people, and, (when practiced,) as clear signs of guidance and the Criterion (between truth and falsehood). Therefore, whoever of you is present at this month must fast it, and he who is so ill that he cannot fast or is on a journey must fast the same number of other days. God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you, so that you can complete the number of the days required, exalt God for that He has guided you, and it is hoped that you may give thanks (due to Him). (2:185)

TYPES OF FASTING

There are two types of fasting:

Obligatory/Voluntary

Obligatory fasts can be further subdivided into:

The fast of Ramadan,The fast of expiation and the fast of fulfilling a vow.

DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

Most scholars say that it does not matter if the new moon has been seen elsewhere. In other words, after the new moon is seen anywhere in the world, all Muslims must begin fasting.

THE END OF RAMADAN

The Ramadan fast ends when the new moon (Shawwal) is seen. Most jurists state that the new moon must have been reported by at least two just witnesses.

THE HOURS DECREED FOR FASTING

According to the Qur’an, the fasting hours are as follows:

You can eat and drink until you can discern the white streak (of dawn) against the black streak (of night); then complete the Fast until night sets in (2:187).

Thus, the fast should start at the first thread of light at dawn (between 1.5 and 2 hours before sunrise, depending on the time of year), and maintained until sunset (the beginning of night).

WHO MUST FAST

All scholars agree that fasting is obligatory upon every sane, adult, healthy Muslim male who is not traveling or fighting on a battlefield at that time. As for women, those who are menstruating or having post-childbirth bleeding cannot fast.

In addition, the following groups of people do not have to fast: those who are insane, minors, or travelers; pregnant women who fear that their unborn child might be harmed; the old and sick who think that fasting might harm them; and those who work in harsh circumstances or suffer such hunger or thirst that they fear fasting might result in death.

MAKING UP THE MISSED DAYS

Those who are too old to fast, as well as the chronically ill, are permitted to break their fast, for fasting would place too much hardship on them. However, they must feed one poor person for each day that they did not fast. If those who were traveling or had another excuse die before making up the missed days, no recompense has to be paid. If they requested their heirs to pay such a recompense, however, the money should be taken out of the deceased’s estate. If those who died without making up the missed days, even though they had enough time to do so, must request their heirs to pay the necessary recompense.

DAYS WHEN FASTING IS FORBIDDEN

All scholars agree that fasting on the two ‘Iyds (‘Iyd al-Fitr and ‘Iyd al-Adha) is forbidden. It does not matter if the fast is obligatory or voluntary. Fasting voluntarily on Friday exclusively is disliked. If one fasts on the day before or after it, if it is a day on which one customarily fasts (e.g., the 13th, 14th, or 15th of the month), or if it is the day of ‘Ashura (Muharram 10), then it is not disliked to fast on such a Friday. The same rule applies to Saturday. Fasting on the “day of doubt,” when one is not sure if it is the last day of Sha’ban or the first day of Ramadan, is also disliked, as is fasting on consecutive days without eating at all (al-wisal).

VOLUNTARY FASTS

The Messenger exhorted Muslims to fast on the following days: six days of Shawwal; Muharram 10 (‘Ashura) and the days immediately preceding and following it; most of Sha’ban (the month preceding Ramadan); every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during the sacred months (Dhu’l-Qa’da, Dhu’l-Hijja, Muharram, Rajab); every Monday and Thursday; and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days of each month. He also permitted those who can fast every other day, which is called sawm Dawud (the fast of Prophet David), to do so.

[ynx1]

A gentle reminder that our N e w Y e a r started on the first day of 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.

[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

[taskeenedil]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1969

Narrated `Aisha:

I never saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan, and did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban.

الْمَرْغُوبَاتُ مِن الصِّيَامِ أَنْوَاعُ أَوَّلُهَا صَوْمُ الْمُحَرَّمِ وَالثَّانِي صَوْمُ رَجَبٍ وَالثَّالِثُ صَوْمُ شَعْبَانَ وَصَوْمُ عَاشُورَاءَ

فتاوی عالمگیری ، ج:1 ، ص: 202

Translation: The Mustahab types of fasting are of several kinds. The first is fasting in Muharram, the second is fasting in Rajab, *the third is fasting in Sha'ban,* and fasting on the day of Ashura.

(Fatawa Alamgiri, Vol. 1, Page 202)

[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!

[ami-ven]

Happy First Day of Muharram!

[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!

[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

Tazaungdaing (Myanmar)

United Americas Day

World Cee-C Day (Nigeria)

World Lets Stop Shouting Awareness Day

World Materials Day

World Paper Free Day

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)

None Known

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)

[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.