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Mawsim or moussem (Arabic: موسم), waada, or raqb, is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with various festivities and commercial activities. These are very popular events, often attended by people from very ...
The religious complex was founded in the 18th century by the aristocratic Alghul family. [5] [3] [6] During the Mandate period, the residents of Al-Nabi Yusha' (who were mostly Shi'ites) celebrated an annual mawsim festival at the site dedicated to the entombed prophet.
Riyadh Season (Arabic: موسم الرياض, romanized: mawsim ar-Riyāḍ) is a series of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The event was introduced in 2019 by the General Entertainment Authority as part of the larger Saudi Seasons initiative in support of Saudi Vision 2030 .
Although being a religious Muslim festival, its date is set in relation to the Greek Orthodox calendar: the main event, which took one week, always started on the Friday preceding Good Friday. [16] Starting in the mid-19th century, the participants gathered in Jerusalem already in the week before that, and prayers were held in the city. [16]
Nabi Rubin (from Arabic: النبي روبين, romanized: an-Nabī Rūbīn) was a town depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war in Palestine, now Israel, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) west of Ramla, [4] just northeast of Yibna, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Jaffa. [5]
Easter, particularly Holy Thursday; possible relation to springtime Nebi Musa festival Thursday of the Dead ( Arabic : خميس الأموات , Khamis al-Amwat ), also known as Thursday of the Secrets ( Arabic : خميس الأسرار , Khamis al-Asrar ) or Thursday of the Eggs , [ 1 ] is a feast day shared by Christians and Muslims in the ...
The people of al-Nabi Yusha', all of whom were Shia Muslims, held an annual mawsim (pilgrimage) and festival on the fifteenth of the month Sha'aban (the eighth month of the Islamic calendar). The mawsim was similar to that of the Nabi Rubin festival in southern coast of Palestine. [5] View of Hula valley from al-Nabi Yusha' 1930s
Hijri date 1446 AH Islamic New Year: 1 Muḥarram 7 July 2024 Ashura: 10 Muḥarram 17 July 2024 Arbaʽeen [a] 20 or 21 Ṣafar [b] 26 Aug. 2024 Akhiri Chahar Shambah [c] Last Wednesday of Ṣafar Eid-e-Shuja' (Eid-e-Zahra) [d] 9 Rabī‘ al-Awwal Mawlid an-Nabī (Birthday of Muhammad) [e] 12 Rabī‘ al-Awwal 15 Sep. 2024 Baptism of Muhammad [f]