This is a real question, and I know the answer. There is no intent to disparage anyone. I just want to know how many of you can answer this question about Islamic culture.
2006-07-21 20:53:23 · 12 answers · asked by SPLATT 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because the Islamic year has shorter days in the months(lunar based) so in the same time as common/Christian based years, more Islamic "years" have passed. Hence a muslim will have had more birthdays.
Can I go now?
2006-07-21 20:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
everyone seems in agreement about the calender. I'll try another route. I know other Asian nations you are already 1 years old when you come out. The nine months count as the 1st year. So when an Asian person says they are 35, they are really 34 by western reckoning. Mideast is central Asia so maybe they do the same, I don't know anything about Islamic culture though. Just that the local (Chinese) food 'chuan' (meat on a stick) is a Muslim food.
2006-07-22 07:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Islamic calander has about 10 less days than the calander we use so I guess after every 34 years, a Muslim is actually 35 years old instead.
2006-07-22 04:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by Mesum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some muslim nations use the moon calender. So the year is shorter than the sun calender. It is possible to celebrate a birthday twice in the same sun-year according to the moon calender.
2006-07-22 03:59:12 · answer #4 · answered by Leprechaun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Muslims celebrate other Muslims birthdays.
2006-07-22 04:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
your question is not clear, what do mean by birthdays?, muslims officialy has only two feasts, also they celebrate the birthday of prophet Mohammad once a year , its equivalent to christimas day according to christians
2006-07-22 04:06:20 · answer #6 · answered by SuGaR LiPs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 birthdays
1) in the worldwide used calendar....jan, feb, mar, apr...etc
2) in the Islamic calendar...but they usually celebrate on the first one
2006-07-22 03:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by ChEkNa . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, i'm guessing that the answer is yes, but i dont really know about their culture.
2006-07-22 03:56:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they just want more presents so they can say they got more than n e one this year
but really i dont know
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2006-07-22 03:57:40 · answer #9 · answered by so_totally_awesome13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean ... more......birthdays.....ever one ...has one birthday....and religion has nothing to do with it....
though Muslims...don't celebrate birthdays as rest..
2006-07-22 04:00:51 · answer #10 · answered by kaka90250 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋