Do all muslims follow one Hijri Calender?

[coolmunda]

Why is that everyone performs Hajj at the same time, but when it comes to other holy days e.g. Shab-e-baraat, lailatul qadr, Eid-ul-fitr, Eid ul Adha we differ?

Where, why and when did the Hijri Calender go wrong? Why can’t we follow one? It’s very upsetting when you celebrate these holy events on different days to other muslims. It gets to me when when you have celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr and your relatives/family back in pakistan have yet got another two fasts to complete of Ramadhan.

‘The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجري قمری ‎ taqwīm-e hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days.’

[SlaveofAllaah]

Re: Do all muslims follow one Hijri Calender?

India aur pakistani main nahin

[TLK]

Re: Do all muslims follow one Hijri Calender?

Haj is a local event so you follow the local calendar when you are in the city of Makkah. That is why, for Haj, it does not matter if Zil-Haj started in Karachi on a different day than Mekkah

For moon sighting (hence Ramadhan and Eid-ul-Fitr) , there are three school of thoughts.

1. Visual sighting with in the country
2. Following scientific calendar
3. Following Saudi Arabia sighting no matter where you are in the whole world

Every school of thought have their set of Hadees and Quarnic reference to support their practice.

And Allah knows the best

[TeenDabbyWala]

Re: Do all muslims follow one Hijri Calender?

Other than using it for holy days, which Muslim or Muslim country even follows the Hijri calendar?

Saudi Arabia does it to some extent, but only for official purposes.