do muslims from different geographical origins celebrate thier holidays on different days even if they live in the same city? suppose two muslims live in new york. One is from the middle east and the other is from the far east. would ramadan or eid al-fitr fall on the same day for them?
2006-12-26 11:01:04 · 9 answers · asked by sunsaah2002 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it happens because our holidays are set on the lunar calender so the days are never set specifically. and sadly we sometimes end up celebrating the holuidays on different days. But normally if you are in the same city or country even you would have the same date as the others. But yes there is normally some difference between countries.
2006-12-28 12:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by Amira M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately like most religions such as Judaism and Christianity there are different Sects. The Muslims should be celebrating their Holidays on the same day as eachother as they all follow the Lunar Calendar. If you are a muslim you have to follow a School of Thought or a leader of your community who is known to be as an "Imam" or "Ayatollah". However, since the muslims depend on a trusted source to see the sighting of the moon when it is full or in a Crescent, many muslim communities do not have access to Telescopes and many are not educated enough about the moon cycle to know enough even though they do see it. All muslims if they follow through the Quran and the Prophet Mohammeds teachings should in essence all celebrate on the same day. More so, the Moons cycles are not fixed like the Suns Cycles and also if you compare the different Time Zones around the world it shouldn't come to you as a surprise if muslims celebrate with a day or two difference.
The reason there are so many disputes is because each sect wish to differ because some communities or sects in Islam were created to divide the Muslims in the first place (Although this is another part of history).
2006-12-26 19:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by Eternal Soul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that some muslim give an excuse that their community members are few in that particular city, hence they follow their country of birth. Infact the reasons are clear as mentioned below:
Islamic calender is LUNAR. God commanded, to sight the Moon to begin the month of fasting and end the fast on sightning of the Moon. The reason is that unlike Sun it rise from EAST the Moon rise from Middle East. So the nations whoever see the Moon has to follow the command of GOD to begin or end the Islamic month. Unlike Sun that got the fixed timings to rise and set, Moon doesn't that is why some nation see the Moon first and some may be day latter, so it is a matter of a day or two and thus following the teaching of Prophet and the command of GOD.
2006-12-26 19:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by A2Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the islamic calendar is lunar and lunar movements are the same across the world
but there is time difference ofcourse
so when its the 1st of ramadan at one part of the world...the other part will be waiting for the 1st to come to fast.
day and night difference.
but other then that they dont celebrate holidays differently.
2006-12-26 19:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by Antares 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Some Muslims of the same sect may be at different sides of the planet, hence different time zones.
2006-12-29 19:51:11 · answer #5 · answered by jimmy j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on teh Marjah or high Scholar who decieds whether the eid is on monday or tuesday, etc.
2006-12-26 19:15:54 · answer #6 · answered by Husain B. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no exact date as in the calendars we use. muslims use a lunar calendar so the dates vary across the world.
2006-12-26 19:03:20 · answer #7 · answered by E.T.01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it depends on when the moon is sighted, where they are at the moment, not where they come from.
2006-12-26 19:08:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows what those people do??
2006-12-26 19:10:21 · answer #9 · answered by richard c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋