Islamic Calendar and Important Events :: Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs

Islamic & Important Events to Muslims of Sri Lanka in 2004

Month	Date	Day	Event	Department Activities	Time & Venue
January	07	Wednesday	Send off ceremony of Hajj Pilgrims	Dept. officers’ service for the pilgrims at the BIA, with the participation of Hon. Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs	8.30 a.m. Airport, Katunayake
January	22	Thursday	Moon sight to decide Dul Hajj	Convening the Hilal committee to decide the Moon sight	6.30 p.m. Grand Mosque, Colombo
January	23	Friday	Opening of New Building for MRCA	Opening Ceremony at the new Building, expected invitees of 2000	4.30 p.m. 180, T.B.Jayah Mw., Colombo
February	2	Monday	Hajj Festival	Arrangement to make the day a Public Holyday	Island wide
February	4	Wednesday	Independence Day	Islamic Religious Observance with the participation of Hon. Minister for Muslim Religious Affairs and other 200 invitees	7.00 a.m. Grand Mosque, Colombo
February	4	Wednesday	Kalaboosana Awarding	Kalaboosana awards to 10 prominent Muslim Artists	3.00 p.m. John De Silva Hall, Colombo
February	5	Thursday	Starting the return of Hajj Pilgrims	Official team is ready to receive and serve the pilgrims at BIA to clear without difficulty	8.15 a.m. Airport Katunayake
May	2	Sunday	Meelad Un Nabi (Birth Day of Prophet Mohamed S.A)	Holding a National Level Celebration with the participation of the President and the Prime Minister	2 Days ceremony Mutur – Kinniya in Trincomalee District
October	16	Saturday	Starting of the Holy Month of Ramadhan	Free distribution of Dates, arrangements for the uninterrupted service of essential goods and utilities during the month	Island wide
November	13	Saturday	Moon sight to decide the dawn of Sahwal (Ramadhan Festival)	Convening the Hilal committee to decide the Moon sight	6.30 p.m. Grand Mosque, Colombo
November	14	Sunday	Eid Ul Fitr (Ramadhan Festival)	Arrangement to make the day a Public Holyday	Island wide

Random Hadees

Narrated//'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Near the establishment of the Hour, there will be the days of Al-Harj, and the religious knowledge will be taken away (vanish i.e. by the death of Religious scholars) and general ignorance will spread." Abu Musa said, "Al-Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing," Ibn Mas'ud added: I heard Allah's Apostle saying; (It will be) from among the most wicked people who will be living at the time when the Hour will be established." Sahih Bukhari, Book 88

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