Some people do not use the Gregorian calendar to avoid showing loyalty to the disbelievers, while others say that the Gregorian calendar is more accurate and that most countries use it
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The questioner : The first point is that some people say: We do not use the Gregorian calendar instead of the Hijri calendar in order to avoid showing loyalty and support. However, they claim that the Gregorian calendar is more accurate than the Hijri calendar from their perspective, and they say that most countries use this calendar. So why do we deviate and differ from them? And what is the second part?
The Shaykh : Be patient, my brother. The reality of this question is that timing by the lunar phases is the original standard for all humanity. This is the original standard. Read the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:189] for all people. And read the saying of Allah the Exalted: [At-Tawbah 9:36] So what are these months? The months are lunar. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the four [sacred months] as Rajab, Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram. This is the original standard. These months that are before people now are imaginary; they are not based on any foundation. If they were zodiac signs, they would have a foundation, as the zodiac signs are clear in the sky, their stars are known, and their times are known. But these are imaginary and have no basis at all, as evidenced by the fact that some are twenty-eight days and some are thirty-one days; they are not based on a principle. But if we are afflicted and it becomes necessary to mention the Gregorian date, why do we deviate from the Arab, Islamic, legal Hijri date to this imaginary date that has no basis? It is very possible to date by the Arab date and then say: corresponding to such-and-such. Considering that when the disbelievers colonized many Islamic countries, they changed the date to their own date as a means of enslaving and subjugating the peoples. Do you understand? So we say: If we are afflicted and it becomes necessary to mention the Gregorian date, let it be first in the Arab, Islamic, legal Hijri date, and then we say: corresponding to such-and-such.
The questioner : The second part, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Let us see if it is related to this, otherwise we will return it to you.
The Shaykh : Be patient, my brother. The reality of this question is that timing by the lunar phases is the original standard for all humanity. This is the original standard. Read the saying of Allah the Exalted:
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj."
يَسْأَلونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّIndeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْراً فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌThe questioner : The second part, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Let us see if it is related to this, otherwise we will return it to you.