i'm in the UAE, i just want to know in other countries if it's a holiday also.
2006-08-20 22:49:35 · 14 answers · asked by Carina R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, it is. only we celebrate it quietly withinn our community in non-muslim countries
2006-08-20 22:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by mi. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dates and Upcoming Holidays
Please Note:
Although calendars are printed for planning purposes, they are based on estimates of the visibility of the lunar crescent, and the Islamic month may actually start 1-2 days earlier or later than predicted.
Important Dates:
Hijrah New Year (31 January 2006)
Ramadan begins (24 September 2006)
Eid Al-Fitr (23 October 2006)
Hajj begins (29 December 2006)
Eid Al-Adha (31 December 2006)
Islamic New Year 1428 H. (20 January 2007)
Scroll down for a table listing the beginning and ending dates of all Islamic months according to the 2006-2007 Gregorian calendar.
2006-08-20 22:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister in Dubai said that it is a holiday today and it has something to do with Islam. It is not a national holiday in the Philippines but the moslems may be observing it here. I have yet to hear news about it. The holiday being observed today, however, is in commemoration with the death anniversary of Sen. Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. a.k.a. Ninoy who was assassinated in 1983 during the regime of the deposed President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
2006-08-20 22:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by michaelamanuba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Islamic calender is based on sighting of moon. As new moon appears on different dates in different countries, same Muslim events are celebrated on different dates. The difference can be three to four day. New moon is sighted earlier in the west and lastly in the east. So it is not a holiday for Mairaj in India today. May be it will be tomorrow or day after tomorrow.
2006-08-20 23:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by jikg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is 21/08/2006 Lailat - Ul - Isra' Wal Mi'raj (The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem & Ascension)
2006-08-20 22:59:02 · answer #5 · answered by Horizontal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a holiday all around the Muslim world to celebrate Isra' and Miraj, that is when the prophet was taken by God up to the sky .
2006-08-20 22:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the UK - and it is not a holiday here.
But you might like to know that today is a holiday in the Philippines - in memory of Nino Aquino, their former president who was assassinated.
2006-08-20 22:57:18 · answer #7 · answered by aarcue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is Isra and Miraj.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isra_and_Miraj
2006-08-20 23:00:21 · answer #8 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was on Sunday in Jordan
2006-08-20 23:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by Yaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not going to make any difference for you
2006-08-20 22:57:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋