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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 21 MIN

Where Did the Islamic Calendar Actually Come From? | Ustadh AbdulRahman Ali

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🌙 As the new Hijri year begins and we enter the month of Allah, Muharram, Ustadh AbdulRahman Ali explains what this moment means for a Muslim, and why the believer does not mark it the way the rest of the world marks the new year. Ustadh AbdulRahman Ali covers the origin of the Islamic calendar and why ʿUmar chose to date it from the hijrah, the virtue of fasting in Muharram and on the day of Ashura, and how the salaf treated the passing of time as a reason to hold themselves to account ⏳ rather than a reason to celebrate. Rather than waiting for one day a year to begin again, the believer renews every morning 🌅. May Allah allow us to enter this year upon His obedience and to make the most of every day we are given. ✨ Timestamps: 0:00 Precap 1:03 Introduction 2:49 How The Arabs Marked Time Before Islam 5:41 Where The Islamic Calendar Came From? 7:23 How A Muslim Benefits From The Lunar Calendar 10:03 The Virtue Of Fasting In Muharram 10:50 The Day Of Ashura And Mūsā ﷺ 12:21 The Reward For Fasting Ashura 13:13 Do Muslims Celebrate The New Year? 17:29 The Salaf Who Dug Their Own Graves 18:19 Rejoice Every Day, Not Every Year 19:29 Hold Yourself To Account Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abdu... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/AMA... Telegram: https://t.me/+c87I9vy6kqkxOWZk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rahmaniyyahofficial WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0... X (Formerly Twitter): https://x.com/UstAbdulrahman #AlMadrasatuArRahmaniyyah #AMAR

🌙 As the new Hijri year begins and we enter the month of Allah, Muharram, Ustadh AbdulRahman Ali explains what this moment means for a Muslim, and why the believer does not mark it the way the rest of the world marks the new year. Ustadh AbdulRahman Ali covers the origin of the Islamic calendar and why ʿUmar chose to date it from the hijrah, the virtue of fasting in Muharram and on the day of Ashura, and how the salaf treated the passing of time as a reason to hold themselves to account ⏳ rather than a reason to celebrate. Rather than waiting for one day a year to begin again, the believer renews every morning 🌅. May Allah allow us to enter this year upon His obedience and to make the most of every day we are given. ✨ Timestamps: 0:00 Precap 1:03 Introduction 2:49 How The Arabs Marked Time Before Islam 5:41 Where The Islamic Calendar Came From? 7:23 How A Muslim Benefits From The Lunar Calendar 10:03 The Virtue Of Fasting In Muharram 10:50 The Day Of Ashura And Mūsā ﷺ 12:21 The Reward For Fasting Ashura 13:13 Do Muslims Celebrate The New Year? 17:29 The Salaf Who Dug Their Own Graves 18:19 Rejoice Every Day, Not Every Year 19:29 Hold Yourself To Account Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abdu... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/AMA... Telegram: https://t.me/+c87I9vy6kqkxOWZk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rahmaniyyahofficial WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0... X (Formerly Twitter): https://x.com/UstAbdulrahman #AlMadrasatuArRahmaniyyah #AMAR

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AbdelRahman Murphy Muslim Central Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a Bachelor’s in Teaching of English and Religious Studies. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. He has served as a youth director, Muslim chaplain, and assistant imam in a full-time capacity since 2009.His Islamic studies background includes completing an Imam Certificate Program in Makkah, Saudi Arabia under the mentorship and training of Shaykh Khalid Hilwany. While growing up in the Chicagoland area, he spent two years studying at Riyadh As Saliheen Institute under Shaykhs Ehab Ash-Shaer and Abu Abdullah. While finishing his university studies, he benefitted directly from the training and teaching of Professor Omer Mozaffar in areas of Quran and texts of Imam Ghazali. After graduating with his BA, Ustadh AbdelRahman moved to Dallas, where he began reading classical texts with Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda. In May of 2014, he formally graduated from the Qalam Seminary’s o Adnan Rashid Muslim Central Ustadh Adnan Rashid is active in dawah and has visited over 30 countries for this purpose. Adnan Rashid has attained a number of ijazas in hadith from reputable hadith authorities. His chains of hadith go back to the Prophet (sllallahu alaihy wa salaam)… via Shah Waliullah Dehlawi as well as Imam Shawkaani. He attained his BA with honors in history from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in history at the same university. He has appeared on major Islamic channels such as Iqra Tv and Islam Channel. The Ustadh has taught seerah, tafseer and hadith to hundreds of students through tv and other platforms. He is currently teaching Umdatul Ahkaam in London and intends to finish the tafseer of al-Quran in the coming years.Ustadh Adnan has worked with internationally renowned dawah organisations such as Mercy Mission, iERA and Convivencia. He has lead a number of dawah missions to Africa. He served as Senior Researcher as well as lecturer whi Moussa Hassan Mayan Muslim Central Audio Library and Podcast Publishers Hassan Saleh Muslim Central Audio Library and Podcast Publishers

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