Har saal jab Muharram ka chand nazar aata hai to ek naya Hijri saal shuru ho jata hai. Lekin kya Islamic New Year sirf calendar badalne ka naam hai? Bilkul nahi.
Islamic New Year sirf calendar badalne ka naam nahi balki ye Musalmanon ki tareekh badalne ka naam hai. Islamic tareekh, qurbaniyon aur roohani zimmedariyon ki yaad dilata hai. Yeh mauqa hota hai apne guzre hue saal ka muhassaba karne, Allah Ta’ala se maghfirat talab karne aur apni zindagi ko deen ke mutabiq behtar banane ka.

Islamic New Year Kya Hai?
Islamic New Year, jise Hijri New Year bhi kaha jata hai, Islami calendar ka pehla din 1st Muharram hota hai. Yeh calendar chand ke nizam par mabni hai, is liye iske mahine Gregorian calendar ke muqabale me mukhtalif tareekhon par aate rehte hain. Aur iske din 29 ya 30 ke hote hai chand ke hisab se.
Hijri saal ka pehla mahina Muharram-ul-Haram hai, jo Islam ke muqaddas aur hurmat wale mahinon me se ek hai.
Hijri Calendar Ka Aghaz Kaise Hua?

Hijri Calendar ki buniyad Islam ke ek azeem tareekhi waqia, yani Hijrat-e-Madina par rakhi gayi. Jab Nabi Kareem ﷺ ne Allah Tala ke hukm se Makkah Mukarramah se Madinah Munawwarah ki taraf hijrat farmayi, to yeh Islami tareekh ka ek naya baab tha. Is hijrat ke baad Musalmanon ke din badle aur hame apni deeni aur muashrati zindagi azaadi ke saath guzarne ka mauqa mila aur Islami muashre ki buniyad mazboot hui.
Hazrat Umar Farooq رضی اللہ عنہ ke daur-e-khilafat mein Musalmanon ke liye ek mustaqil calendar ki zarurat mehsoos hui. Sahaba-e-Kiram رضی اللہ عنہم ki mashwarat se Hijrat-e-Madina ko Islami tareekh ka mabda (starting point) qarar diya gaya aur is tarah Hijri Calendar ka aghaz hua. Isi nisbat se Islami calendar ko “Hijri Calendar” kaha jata hai.
Aur us waqt se aaj tak islamic duniya me ibadat, Ramadan, Hajj, Zakat aur deegar deeni mamlaat ke liye isi Hijri Calendar ko istemal karte hain.
Islam Ke Chaar Hurmat Wale Mahine
Allah Tala ne saal ke chaar mahinon ko khaas hurmat ata farmayi hai:
- Muharram-ul-Haram
- Rajab-ul-Murajjab
- Zil-Qadah
- Zil-Hijjah
In mahinon me ibadat, tauba aur nek aamaal ki ahmiyat aur bhi barh jati hai.
Reference: Quran – Surah Tauba : 36

Muharram Ki Ahmiyat
Muharram Islami saal ka pehla mahina hai aur iski fazilat ahadees me bayan ki gayi hai.
Nabi Kareem ﷺ ne Muharram ko Allah Ta’ala ka mahina qarar diya. Is mahine me zyada se zyada ibadat, zikr aur nafl roze rakhne ki targheeb di gayi hai.
Ashura Ki Fazilat
Muharram ki 10 tareekh ko Yaum-e-Ashura kaha jata hai.
- Hazrat Musa علیہ السلام aur Bani Israel ko Fir’aun se nijat milna.
- Karbala me Hazrat Imam Hussain رضی اللہ عنہ ki azeem shahadat.
- Aur bhi kai waqyaat hue hai jo aap Yaum e Ashua ki post me padh sakte ho.
Yaum e Ashura ki fazilat bahot hai. Ashura ka roza rakhna bohat sawab ka sabab hai aur ahadees me iski fazilat bayan ki gayi hai.
Naye Saal Ki Dua
Chand Ki Pehli Raat Ki Dua
Jab bhi naya chand nazar aaye, to Nabi Kareem ﷺ ki sunnat par amal karte hue yeh dua padhna mustahab hai:
للّٰهُمَّ اَهْلِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالْاِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْاِسْلَامِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّه
Tarjuma: “Aye Allah! Is chand ko ham par barkat, iman, salamati aur Islam ke saath tuloo farma. Mera aur tera Rab Allah hai.”
Reference: Jami Tirmizi, Hadith 3462
Naye Saal Aur Naye Mahine Ki Dua
Hazrat Abdullah bin Hisham رضي الله عنه se riwayat hai ke Sahaba-e-Kiram رضي الله عنهم naye saal ya naye mahine ki amad par ek dusre ko yeh dua sikhaya karte the:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَدْخِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْاَمْنِ وَالْاِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْاِسْلَامِ وَرِضْوَانٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ وَجَوَازٍ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَان
Tarjuma: “Aye Allah! Is naye mahine aur saal ko hamare liye aman, iman, salamati, Islam, apni raza aur shaitan ke shar se hifazat ka zariya bana.”
Reference: Al-Mujam Al-Awsat, Hadith 6241
Takleefon Aur Aafaton Se Hifazat Ki Dua
Hazrat Shah Kaleemullah Shah Jahanabadi رحمۃ اللہ علیہ ne farmaya ke jo shakhs neeche di gayi dua ko 12 martaba padh kar pani par dam kare aur use pee le, Allah Ta’ala usay har qisam ki takleefon aur aafaton se mehfooz rakhega.
سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہِ مِلْءَ الْمِیْزَانِ وَمُنْتَھَی الْعِلْمِ وَمَبْلَغَ الرِّضا وَزِنَۃَ الْعَرْشِ لَامَلْجَاءَ وَلَا مَنْجَامِنَ اللّٰہِ اِلَّا اِلَیْہِ ، سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہِ عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ وَعَدَدَ کَلِمَاتِ اللّٰہِ التَّآمَّاتِ کُلِّہَا اَسْاَلُہُ السَّلَامَۃَ بِرَحْمَتِہٖ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّابِاللّٰہِ الْعَلِیِّ الْعَظِیْمِ وَہُوَ حَسْبِیْ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَکِیْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلٰی وَ نِعْمَ الْنَصِیْرُ وَصَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی خَیْرِ خَلْقِہِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِہٖ وَ اَصْحَابِہٖ اَجْمَعِیْن
Tarjuma: Allah Pak ki paaki hai itni ke goya poora meezan bhar jaye, tamam ilm ki inteha tak aur Arsh ke wazan ke barabar uski paaki hai. Allah ke siwa na koi panah dene wala hai aur na hi koi nijat dene wala. Har jift aur taaq ki tadaad ke barabar aur Allah Ta’ala ke tamam kamil kalimat ke barabar uski paaki hai. Main Allah Ta’ala se salamati aur uski rehmat ka sawal karta hoon.
Gunahon se bachne ki quwwat aur nek kaam karne ki taqat sirf Allah Ta’ala hi ata farmata hai. Wahi mere liye kaafi hai aur woh behtareen kaarsaz hai, behtareen Maula hai aur behtareen madadgar hai. Allah Ta’ala ki rehmat nazil ho apni tamam makhlooq me sab se afzal Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ par, aap ki Aal par aur tamam Sahaba-e-Kiram رضی اللہ عنہم par.
Reference: Marqa-e-Kalimi, Safa 187
Islamic New Year Celebrations
Naye Hijri saal ka istiqbal deeni aur roohani andaz me karna chahiye.
- Tauba Aur Muhasaba:
Apne guzre hue saal ka jaiza lein aur Allah Ta’ala se maafi talab karein. - Nafl Ibadat:
Quran ki tilawat, namaz, zikr aur nafl ibadat me izafa karein. - Roza Rakhna:
Muharram ke roze khaas fazilat rakhte hain, khaas taur par 9 aur 10 Muharram ya 10 aur 11 Muharram. - Sadqa Aur Khairat:
Zaruratmandon ki madad karein aur sadqa dene ka ehtimam karein. - Deeni Goals Banayein:
Naye saal me namaz, Quran aur deeni ilm ke liye practical goals set karein.
Islamic New Year Ka Paigham
Islamic New Year hame yeh sikhata hai ke kamyabi sirf duniyawi taraqqi ka naam nahi, balke Allah Ta’ala ki raza hasil karna asal kamyabi hai.
Hijrat ka waqia hame sabr, yaqeen, qurbani aur Allah par bharosa karne ka dars deta hai. Isi liye naye Hijri saal roohani tajdeed aur apne Rab ke qareeb hone ka behtareen mauqa hai.
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Conclusion
Islamic New Year sirf ek naya saal nahi balki apni zindagi ko behtar banane ka paigham hai. Muharram hame Allah Ta’ala ki taraf ruju karne, apni ghalatiyon se seekhne aur deen par mazbooti se qaim rehne ki yaad dilata hai.
Allah Ta’ala hum sab ko naye Hijri saal me zyada se zyada nek aamaal karne, apni ibadat behtar banane aur apni zindagi ko Sunnat ke mutabiq guzarnay ki taufeeq ata farmaye. Aameen.
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