Tunisia Announces Date for Prophet's Birthday 1448 AH
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Tunisia has a new date for a special day. This day is the Prophet's birthday. It happens every year in the Islamic calendar.
The Ifta office is a group that gives religious answers. They said the new day will start soon. People wanted to see the new moon. But nobody could see it.
Because of this, the group made a decision. They said the first day of the new month is Saturday. This month is called Rabi al-Awwal.
The Prophet's birthday is called the Mawlid. This year, people will celebrate it on Wednesday. This is a happy day for many Muslims.
A special committee made this decision. This group looks at the moon every month. They tell people when new months start.
Many Muslim countries use the moon to make their calendar. This is called the Hijri calendar. It is different from the calendar most countries use.
Vocabulary15 words
- Prophet
- a very important religious teacher
- calendar
- a system that shows days, weeks, and months
- Ifta
- a group that answers religious questions
- moon
- the big round thing in the night sky
- Rabi al-Awwal
- the name of a month in the Islamic calendar
- Mawlid
- the celebration of the Prophet's birthday
- Muslims
- people who follow the religion of Islam
- committee
- a small group of people who make decisions
- Hijri
- the name of the Islamic calendar
- decision
- a choice that people make
- celebrate
- to do something happy for a special day
- religious
- about faith or belief in God
- special
- different and important
- announce
- to tell people new information
- month
- one part of a year, about 30 days
Quiz
Answer key
1. The date of the Prophet's birthday 2. Nobody could see the new moon 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tunisia has a new date for a special day. This day is the _____'s birthday. It happens every year in the Islamic _____.
The _____ office is a group that gives religious answers. They said the new day will start soon. People wanted to see the new _____. But nobody could see it.
Because of this, the group made a decision. They said the first day of the new month is Saturday. This month is called _____.
The Prophet's birthday is called the _____. This year, people will celebrate it on Wednesday. This is a happy day for many _____.
A special _____ made this decision. This group looks at the moon every month.
Many Muslim countries use the moon to make their calendar. This is called the _____ calendar.