Tahun Baru Hijriyah Disemarakkan Pawai 1.435 Obor
Celebrate Muharram New Year with 1435 Torches
Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Tangerang (B2B) - Pergantian tahun baru Islam di Kota Tangerang, Banten, akan diramaikan dengan pawai 1.435 obor berkeliling pemukiman penduduk.
"Akan ada 1.435 obor sesuai angka pergantian tahun baru Islam yakni 1435 Hijriyah," kata Panitia Festival Al Adzom Kota Tangerang, Romi Abidin di Tangerang, Senin (4/11).
Ia mengatakan, tidak hanya pawai obor tetapi juga santunan 1.435 anak yatim, tabligh akbar, lomba marawis, hadrah, seminar, pameran buku, hingga gerakan 1.435 anak Pramuka cinta masjid.
Rangkaian kegiatan ini akan dimulai pada 5 hingga 16 November dengan mengambil lokasi di Masjid Al Adzhom.
Ketua Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) Jakarta, H Hamdan Rasyid di Jakarta, Senin mengatakan bahwa tanggal 1 Muharram tahun ini jatuh pada Selasa (5/11) dan merupakan bulan pertama dalam kalender Islam yang menandai pergantian tahun Hijriah.
"Momen ini penting karena Nabi Muhammad berhasil menggelar khotbahnya di bulan Muharram," kata Hamdan.
Tangerang (B2B) - Large numbers of Muslims participated in activities, including a torch relay with 1435 torches, marking New Year´s Eve of Muharram 1435 hijri in Banten province.
The torch relay took place in Banten provincial city of Tangerang, according to organizing committee chairman of the torch relay Romi Abidin, here on Monday.
He said, apart of the torch relay on Muharram New Year´s Eve, the Banten people will also deliver compensation to 1435 orphans, conduct seminars and book fairs, along with the 1435 Boy Scout movement which loves the mosque.
Romi said, further, that the Muharram new year´s activities will take place from November 5 through 16.
In addition, the Islamic new year, 1 Muharram 1435 Hijri, is known as the time for Muslims to improve themselves and move towards goodness, as exemplified by Prophet Muhammad SAW, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) official said.
Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Jakarta chapter H. Hamdan Rasyid said here on Monday that 1st Muharram this year falls on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 and is the first month in the Islamic calendar that marks the turn of the Hijri year.
"This moment is important because Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) had success in his preaching in the Muharram," Hamdan said.
