I ONLY ask whom really knows about al-Lat , its feminine ending and Moon Calendar Hejira, Hegira or Hijrah?

Question

Please be polite in just answering the question. Salut!

Answer 1

1. Al-lat

Mentioned in the Qur'an (Sura 53:20), Allāt (a contraction of pre-Arabic *al-ilāhat "the Goddess") was a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess who was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. She is one of three goddesses that the pre-Islamic Meccans referred to as "Daughters of God" according to Qur'an Sura 53:19 along with ˤUzzā and Manāt. Her name also occurs in earlier Safaitic graffiti (Safaitic han-'Ilāt "the Goddess") and she was worshipped by the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Greek Athena & the Roman Minerva. According to Wellhausen, they believed Allāt was the mother of Hubal (and hence the mother-in-law of Manāt). The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the 5th century B.C., considers her the equivalent of Aphrodite:"The Assyrians call Aphrodite Mylitta, the Arabians Alilat, and the Persians Mitra" (Histories I:131). According to Herodotus, the ancient Arabians believed in only two gods: "They believe in no other gods except Dionysus and the Heavenly Aphrodite; and they say that they wear their hair as Dionysus does his, cutting it round the head and shaving the temples. They call Dionysus, Orotalt; and Aphrodite, Alilat." (Histories III:38).

According to the Book of Idols (Kitab al-Asnām) by Hishām b. al-Kalbi, the pre-Islamic Arabs believed Allāt resided in the Ka'ba and also had a stone statue form in the sanctuary. B. al-Kalbi writes (N.A. Faris 1952, pp. 14-15):

Her custody was in the hands of the Banū-Attāb ibn-Mālik of the Thaqīf, who had built an edifice over her. The Quraysh, as well as all the Arabs, were wont to venerate Allāt. They also used to name their children after her, calling them Zayd-Allāt and Taym-Allāt. [...] Allāt continued to be venerated until the Thaqīf embraced Islam, when the Apostle of God dispatched al-Mughīrah ibn-Shuˤbah, who destroyed her and burnt her temple to the ground.

2. Hijra

The Hijra (هِجْرَة), or withdrawal, is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word in the Latin alphabet are Hijrah, or Hegira in Latin.

Muhammad, preaching the doctrines of one God (called Allah) and the threat of the Day of Judgment, did not at first have much success in the city of Mecca. His tribe, the Quraysh, which was in charge of the Kaaba, persecuted and harassed him continuously.

He and his followers emigrated to the city of Yathrib, 320 km north of Mecca, in September 622. Yathrib was soon renamed Madinat un-Nabi, the City of the Prophet, Medina in English. The Muslim year during which the Hijra occurred was designated the first year of the Islamic calendar by Umar in 638, 17 AH (anno hegirae = "in the year of the hijra"). In the following chronology the city will be referred to as Medina, and the region surrounding it as Yathrib.


Hope that helped.

Answer 2

Not too sure about al-Lat...

Islam uses Lunar Calendar, which is about 10 days (I think) shorter of the Gregorian Calendar. The calculations for the calendar as said, is based on the name, the moon. That would explain why there are 2 Haj seasons in 2006, 10th January and 31st December.

The Islam Calendar (Hijrah) started when Muslims from Mecca migrated to Madinah, following the green light given by Allah ta'ala. This year would be 142+ Hijrah.

Hope my answer helped c",)

Answer 3

al-Lat was the name of one of the Gods people worshipped in now the Holy city of Makkah (Saudi Arabia) before spreading of Islam, the last divine religion.

Al-Hijrah is the correct name of moon clanedar. Hijrah means migration in Arabic and refers to the migration of Prophet Mohammed (be peace and blessing of God upon him) migrated with his followers from Makkah after the disbelievers made the life unbearable for those who embraced Islam. Al-Hijrah calender is about 10 days shorter than the Gregorian calender. First day of the month is determined with the sighting of new moon (crescent). Today (2nd September, 2006) corresponds with Al-Hijrah calender date of 9th of month 8 (Sha'ban) of the year 1427. Hegira and Hejira are derivative of other dialects, the correct pronounciation is Hij-raah.

Answer 4

the term Hijrah comes from an arbic word and means migration from Makkah to Medina. and muslims have a lunar calender not solar as someone mentioned.

may be u really need to be introduced to the God muslims worship, u really dont seem to know and are associating partners with God. we have aclear concept of the God we worship, we do not bow down to man, moon, sun, stars, animals or idols -- becoz all of these do not last. they are perishable, but the God we worship has always been there and will be there.

Al-Ikhlas | 4 verses | Absoluteness سورة الإخلاص
Sura #112 | Makkah

1 Say: He is Allah, the One!
2 Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
3 He begetteth not nor was begotten.
4 And there is none comparable unto Him.

Al-Fatiha | 7 verses | The Opening سورة الفاتحة
Sura #1 | Makkah

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
2 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
3 The Beneficent, the Merciful.
4 Master of the Day of Judgment,
5 Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
6 Show us the straight path,
7 The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.

Answer 5

Allāt (a contraction of pre-Arabic *al-ilāhat "the Goddess") was a pre-Islamic Arabian fertility goddess who was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. She is one of three goddesses that the pre-Islamic Meccans referred to as "Daughters of God" according to Qur'an Sura 53:19 along with ˤUzzā and Manāt. Her name also occurs in earlier Safaitic graffiti (Safaitic han-'Ilāt "the Goddess") and she was worshipped by the Nabataeans of Petra, who equated her with the Greek Athena & the Roman Minerva. According to Wellhausen, they believed Allāt was the mother of Hubal (and hence the mother-in-law of Manāt). The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the 5th century B.C., considers her the equivalent of Aphrodite:"The Assyrians call Aphrodite Mylitta, the Arabians Alilat, and the Persians Mitra" (Histories I:131).

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Its calender followed by Muslim based on rotation of moon.

Answer 8

good question, sorry i do not know the answer.