Any one knows about Ismaili calender

Aly_shallwani · Post by **Aly_shallwani** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:34 pm

Is there any ismaili calender as we celebrate 21 march Navroz as a new year and can any one tell me about ismaili calander how many months are there and i have heard that our one day completes on 6 o clock can any oen tell em about that are we obeying islami calender?then why our new year comes on 21 march? plz any one give me this answer

star_munir · Post by **star_munir** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:12 pm

Navroz is celebrated by ismailis as well as shia muslims ,parsis [fire worshipers], Iranis etc. It is one of the most ancient festival of this world which is still celbrated today. Prophet Muhammad [PBUH],Hazrat Salman Farsi and Ahl-e-bayt also used to celebrate it.Fatimid Imam also celebrated it and it was also clebrated in Almaut. I had posted detail article on navroz in section rites and cermonies on Navroz
There is not as such ismaili calender and navroz is not first day of ismaili calander and there is not any single reason to celebrate it but there are many like it is first day of spring. After the end of long period of Snow falling and winter , spring season comes and therefore its celebration of spring and is called navroz which means new day and thats why we call it new year. Spring season is time of celebration thats why people celebrate many fesivals at arrival of spring like Basant and Holi.
Further it is also a day when Hazrat Adam was born and Hazrat Muhammad anounced the Imamat of Hazrat Ali at Gadeer Khaum and Noah's Ark reached safely at Ararat and many important events took plce on this day.

Aly_shallwani · Post by **Aly_shallwani** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:56 am

I've heard that at 6 o clock our new day starts and at 6 o clock our day ends so there's nothing such as ismaili calender thanks for telling this but do we obey islami calender in our majalis and other festivals and can you tell me about islami calender also i know the names but which is the first month and which is the last month and what is the significance of this islami calender?

Aly_shallwani · Post by **Aly_shallwani** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:26 am

If Hazrat Adam was also born on this day than it would be the first day of the year i guess and Munir if you have a little bit time can you find out if there is any ismaili calender and as you mentioned in the "facts about navroz"  that according to the iraninan calender also it is the first day of the year so wat is the reason behind it and how islamic calender was formed and by whom were they our prophets?

star_munir · Post by **star_munir** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:49 pm

As there are different languages,different nations and so are different calenders. Today we follow calender with month starting from January to December. Islamic calender is actually "arabic calender" . There were different calenders among different nations. Calender of hindu is different from Islamic or English calender and have months like Kartik,Phalgun etc.
Navroz is first day according to Iranian calender which is also a different calender. Before 1582 people of France used to celebrate new year on 25 March but With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved to January 1.
Islamic calender is Arabic calender or calender which is of Arabian nation and was before birth of Prophet Muhammad [P.B.U.H] and it is called Islamic calender because muslim festivals like eid ul fitr, lailatul Qadr etc are celebrated in accordance with that calender.
If there was any ismaili calender than we would celebrate navroz,Imamat day,Eid etc all in accordance with it but there isnt any ismaili calender. We celebrate Navroz on 21 March which is frist day of Iranian calender and is celbrated by people before Hazrat Isa , we celebrate Eid , birthday of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] and Hazrat Ali in accordance with Arabic or Islamic calender as at that time it was in pratice and we celebrate festivals like Imamat Day, Salgirah Mubarak on 11 July, 13 December etc as now this calender is in practise world wide.

kmaherali · Post by **kmaherali** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:46 pm

A good illustration of pluralism with respect to calenders. One benefit from it is that we get to celebrate many New Years!

There is an interesting article on Islamic Calender in "The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam" by Cyril Glasse under Calender.

ONiazi · Post by **ONiazi** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:53 am

Assalamu aleikum min Mowla Hazir Imam!

Is there a reason why Nizari Ismailis do not use the Fatimid Muslim calendar as Tayyibi Ismailis do?

Mowla hafiz,
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Any one knows about Ismaili calender

Any one knows about Ismaili calender

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Hazrat Adam was also born on this day

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