The Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year is the
day that marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year, and is the day on
which the year count is incremented. The first day of the year is observed on
the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first
Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from
Mecca to Medina, known as theHijra.
New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and
the calendar's year count is incremented. In many cultures, the event is
celebrated in some manner. The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today in
worldwide use, falls on 1 January, as was the case with the Roman calendar.
There are numerous calendars that remain in regional use that calculate the New
Year differently.
Awal Muharram atau Maal Hijrah merupakan suatu hari yang
penting bagi umat Islam kerana menandakan peristiwa penting yang berlaku dalam
sejarah Islam iaitu memperingati penghijrahan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w dari Kota
Makkah ke Madinah pada tahun 622 Masihi. Peristiwa bersejarah itu berlaku pada
1 muharram tahun baru bagi Takwim Hijrah. Namun Tahun Hijrah Rasulullah SAW
dari Mekah ke Madinah itu diambil sebagai permulaan kiraan bagi kalendar
Hijrah.[1]
January (in Latin, Ianuarius) is named after Janus, the god
of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the
Latinword for door since January is the door to the year.
