Year 1385 or Year 2565

i dont know whats the big deal, these are just numbers used to identify days in the past and future. has no other meanings i would say.

the Hijrah calender was made by the 2nd caliph, and HE chose it to be from the year the prophet traveled from Makkah to madina, there were suggestions to make it from other events before and after islam. but the Caliph chose the hijrah. for the importance of the event and because its closer to them and easier to calculate.

its not part of the religion.

i think they only thing anyone want to chose a starting year of a calender is the accuracy first, then the event.

if the 2565 is accurate then why not?

 

well I think it is a big deal for Iranians, and that's what couts. Do you like to exchange your Hijrah with Christ's birth?

I think I read about the Arabic calendar in... not sure where, but I remember the general idea that it was introduced by an iranian astronomer to Omar. That amazed me at the time and made me remember it!

Originally posted by ramin well I think it is a big deal for Iranians, and that's what couts. Do you like to exchange your Hijrah with Christ's birth? I think I read about the Arabic calendar in... not sure where, but I remember the general idea that it was introduced by an iranian astronomer to Omar. That amazed me at the time and made me remember it!

what you talking about? Iranians are the ones who chose the Hijrah calender. not forced on them.

many of people like you think of themselvs as the majority of the iranians. well you are not.

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littel off topic but about the arabic hijri calender, Arabs had a calender before the Hijri one but the starting point for the year was different and mostly they didnt even have a starting year for their letters .

when Caliph omar became incharge he found its necessary to have a year beside the month and they day in the letters sent to the emirs around the empire.

all he did is chose a starting year, no need for astronomers for that, the lunar system already used and known.

 

Originally posted by azimuth what you talking about? Iranians are the ones who chose the Hijrah calender. not forced on them. many of people like you think of themselvs as the majority of the iranians. well you are not.

Nobody said it was "forced". It was selected for sure, but still the (every) country is (always) run by the minority. I'm not against the Hijrah calendar so don't jump into conclusions about my "identity". And i say it myself: I'm not part of the majority. my ideas, my thinkings are not common, maybe I'm even alone... leave out the fact that i'm a bad or a good guy.

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littel off topic but about the arabic hijri calender, Arabs had a calender before the Hijri one but the starting point for the year was different and mostly they didnt even have a starting year for their letters . when Caliph omar became incharge he found its necessary to have a year beside the month and they day in the letters sent to the emirs around the empire. all he did is chose a starting year, no need for astronomers for that, the lunar system already used and known.

well you might be right (mostly likely so, because why would u lie, right?)... so I'll just pass until I find something about it.

as far as i know last time arabs ruled iran was more than 1000 years ago, dont think anything forced on them 1000 years ago will continue till this time. 

ramin

 both solar and lunar calenders are used in UAE, its not a big deal, till today i dont know all the lunar mohths or their order.

the official dates in UAE are all the solar ones the one used internationally which some people think its based on the birth of jesus. which is not. there is an error in it.

the lunar one is used for the religious holidays such as Hijra day, Isra and Miraj, Ashora, Eids ..etc.

and thos dates has nothing to do with the starting year. again the starting year was chosen later. the dates and months are the important ones for the religious holidays.

other holidays such as national day are all on the solar system.

 

no iam not changing the topic

that was a replay to your question "Do you like to exchange your Hijrah with Christ's birth?".

anyway back to the main topic. i dont see whats the big deal, you see that as imporant to your identiy and making everything pure iranian its your choice. i dont have anything against that.