THE DAY OF SUNSET AND FULL MOON
"See you not how الله has created the seven heavens one above another?"
"And has made the Moon a light therein and made the Sun a lamp?"
[Al-Quran, Surat Nuuh, 71:15,16]
In Islamic calendar a day counts or starts with at the moment the Sun sets under the horizon...it is called MAGHRIB...مغرب in Arabic, which means "place or time of sunset" and "west."
In Gregorian calendar [it was named after Pope Gregory XIII, who decreed it on 24 February 1582 as the new calendar for the Roman Catholic year system with Anno Domini (AD) suffix] a new day starts from midnight at 12:00 AM. The sunset and west are called OCCIDENTIS in Latin...while ORIENT is eastern and it refers to any country found in east of Europe.
The Gregorian calendar is out of touch with nature and simplicity...?
First, how do we know if it is midnight without having a clock or watch on hand? So, because of this decision the industry of watchmaking flourished in Europe...the public was forced to have a watch everywhere.
Second, the names of each day of the week were given after the names of pagan gods or of star and planets.
The first day of the week: Domenico...the day of the Lord is for Sunday [while the English chose to name it after god Sun]. The Spanish named it Domingo...which became "MINGGU" in the language of Indonesian and Malayu whose pronounciation was derived from the influence of the Spanish explorer who came to the Orient in the beginning of 16th century.
The sun was setting on Tampa Bay few moments before Maghrib.
On this Friday afternoon the horizon was covered with clouds.
The sun gradually set...lower and lower.
The sky turned red and black...moments before the sun disappeared below the horizon.
At some hours later...the moon was rising in the evening sky from the southeast.
On this evening the moon was full and...so round like a perfect circle.
The second day in Latin and Italian is Lunaedi, named in Gregorian calendar after the moon Luna, the third day...Martedi after god of Mars in the Roman mythology, the fourth...Mercoledi from god of Mercury, the fifth...Giovedi from Jupiterr [Jovian], the sixth...Venerdi from Venus and the seventh...Sabato from Sabbath [Jewish origin].
Then, in English the Brits had their own choice...the third day is Tuesday from the war god Tiu [German origin], the fourth...Wednesday from Woden's day [Woden: a god like Mercury], the fifth...Thursday from the god of Norse Thor [Norwegian origin], the sixth...Friday from Frigg [god like Venus] and the seventh...Saturday from Saturn.
What a pagan-like and a confusion in this sensible modern world we live in?
In Islamic world it is simple and straight forward and makes sense.
The days of the week are الأحد...Al-Ahad...means The First, الاثنين...Al-Isnain...The Second [Senin in Indonesian and Malayu], الثلاثاء...Al-Tsaalatsaa-a...The-Third [Selasa in Indonesian and Malayu], الأربعاء...Al-Arba'a-a...The Fourth [Rabu in Indonesia and Malayu, الخميس...Al-Khamiis [Kamis in Indonesia and Malayu], الجمعة...Al-Jum'ah...The Gathering [for an obligatory group sholat prayer for men in the mosque] and السبت...Al-Sabt [Sabtu in Indonesian and Malayu] from Hebrew Sabbath meaning the day of rest.
A question: When is the first day of creation?
"Indeed your Lord الله, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then He rose over the Throne. He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly and the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His command. Surely, He is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed in الله, the Lord of Al-'Aalamiin [mankind, jinnkind and all that exists]. "[Surah Al-A'raaf, 7:54]
"He manages and regulates affair from heavens to the earth. Then it will go up to Him in one day, the space whereof is a thousand years of your reckoning." [Surah As-Sajdah, 32:5]
"The angels and the Ruuh [Gabriel] ascend to Him in a day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years." [Surah Al-Ma'aarij, 70:4]
Only الله the Almighty God knows better...but it is certain in our belief that the first day of the week on Earth is the present first day...because the Prophet Muhammad SAW had accepted it as for the way of Islamic life.
A question: When is the first day of creation?
"Indeed your Lord الله, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then He rose over the Throne. He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly and the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His command. Surely, He is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed in الله, the Lord of Al-'Aalamiin [mankind, jinnkind and all that exists]. "[Surah Al-A'raaf, 7:54]
"He manages and regulates affair from heavens to the earth. Then it will go up to Him in one day, the space whereof is a thousand years of your reckoning." [Surah As-Sajdah, 32:5]
"The angels and the Ruuh [Gabriel] ascend to Him in a day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years." [Surah Al-Ma'aarij, 70:4]
Only الله the Almighty God knows better...but it is certain in our belief that the first day of the week on Earth is the present first day...because the Prophet Muhammad SAW had accepted it as for the way of Islamic life.
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