#LetsGoHijri: New campaign wants Muslims to align their lives more closely to Islamic calendar
We will welcome the start of the new Hijri year 1442 on Thursday (August 20) or Friday this week. Muslims in the modern and contemporary era use the Islamic, or Hijri, calendar primarily to track the key events of Ramadan, Eid al Fitr, Hajj, and Eid al Adha. A new campaign wants Muslim-majority countries, institutions, and professionals to “revive” a “Hijri-first lifestyle”, with the Islamic calendar playing a more central role.
Mohammed Faris, CEO of the ProductiveMuslim Company which is leading the campaign, told Salaam Gateway that Muslims aligning their lives with the Hijri calendar might seem “inconvenient and impractical” but if “active steps” are taken to resolve some of the practical challenges, Muslims could “unlock immense spiritual, social, and economic benefits for all”.
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