Dhu Al-Hijjah — Why it is Important for Muslims?
Dhu al-Hijjah is the final and twelfth month on the Islamic lunar calendar. It’s a very important religious month, one which occurs regularly and also commemorates the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It’s a time when Muslims around the world fast from dawn to sunset. During this time, they remember their faith and dedication to Islam. Some consider it to be a time of worship but it’s also an important time of year when they gather for special occasions such as marriages and funeral rituals.
During the first ten nights of Dhu al-Hijjah (the ninth and final day of Ramadan), mourners must not eat or drink anything except water, which is considered to be clean and pure. They must not eat, drink, or use any metals or gems except what relate to God, or someone who is a muharib (clerical). The muharib can be a male or female member of the family who is related by blood. Anyone breaking this law will face lashes and/or a fine.
During the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims all over the world celebrate the 2nd Eid of the year Eid ul Adha , as well as those who perform Qurbani. During this period, Muslims enjoy the festival perform Qurbani and give meat to the poor people. and relatives. The event is famous Sunnah of Hazara Ibraheem (A.S). In some countries, people give all meat to the poor people during Dhu al-Hijjah.
Muslims around the world celebrate Dhu al-Hijjah every year with great excitement and vigor. During the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims throughout the world are required to perform five hundred prayers. People give money to the poor and needy, donate to charities, and observe all sorts of charitable activities. During the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims also abstain from eating meat, pork, camel meat, and shellfish. On the twenty-first day Muslims commemorate the birth of Muhammad (SAW), the prophet, and begin to observe his footsteps.
On the twelfth day of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims around the world are allowed to fast for twenty-four hours. During the twenty-first day of Dhu al-Hijjah fasting individuals may visit Mecca to visit the graves of their ancestors. During the festival of Ramadan individuals and families are strictly prohibited from eating and drinking during daylight. Muslim religious ceremonies, meccas, supplication, and calligraphy are performed during the day of Ramadan but are relaxed on the twenty-first and twenty-second day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
During the ninth month of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims are permitted to celebrate twenty-five daily meals. The meals are served in a special dish called majlis, which is made of wheat flour, dates, milk, and butter. A small quantity of water is added to the mixture during the Twelfth night. During the Thirteenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims are allowed to go to their holy temples to offer prayers to Allah. During the next month Muslims are prohibited from fasting but are allowed to get up early in the morning and praise the One God with texts of remembrance.
Muslims commemorate the hijra as a way of blessing their wives, their children, their parents, their teachers, their workers, and all those who have been martyred. During this period Muslims around the world fast from dawn to sunset. During the Twentieth day of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims are permitted to go to the mosques for prayers. Muslims who cannot fast on the twenty-first and twenty-fifth day due to physical limitations are permitted to take an unlimited number of food items with them into the house of worship. Muslims around the world are reminded to visit their holy places and pray to Allah at least once a week.
The traditions of breaking the fast during Ramadan and fasting on the thirteenth and twenty-first day of Dhu al-Hijjah are based on the traditions of Islam. Many scholars state that the traditions of breaking the fast on different occasions during Ramadan and fasting on the twenty-first and thirteenth days of Ramadan were transmitted by Hadith the Prophet. However, these claims remain unproven. Hadith records do not mention any occasion when Muslims were allowed to fast on their own, except in emergencies such as hunger. According to Islamic beliefs, Muslims are supposed to fast on the day of Ramadan because the prophet forbade Muslims to eat and drink (and therefore give up sleep) on any Eid except on the day of Ramadan.
