Is not the saying of the Exalted, “They ask you about the new moons...”
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The questioner : The noble verse, my Shaykh, is: .
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:189] .
The questioner : Does this mean that Muslims are not required to adhere to the Christian months, as mentioned...?
The Shaykh : That is certainly so, without a doubt. This means adhering to the Arab calendar and the lunar timings. Despite these texts, this is an Islamic symbol that should be adhered to in order to differ from the polytheist disbelievers.
They ask you about the new moons
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِThe Shaykh :
Say, "They are measurements of time for the people
قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِThe questioner : Does this mean that Muslims are not required to adhere to the Christian months, as mentioned...?
The Shaykh : That is certainly so, without a doubt. This means adhering to the Arab calendar and the lunar timings. Despite these texts, this is an Islamic symbol that should be adhered to in order to differ from the polytheist disbelievers.
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