23 August ki shaam, Makkah ka mashhoor Clock Tower chamakdaar sabz roshniyon se roshan ho gaya taake Islami mahine Rabi Al Awwal ki aamad ka jashan manaya ja sake. Ye tower, jo Muqaddas Kaaba kay qareeb waqe hai, puray aasman par apni khoobsurat roshni bikher raha tha aur duniya bhar kay Musalmano kay liye is khaas moqay ko manaya gaya.
Rabi Al Awwal ka chand sab se pehle Makkah mein 04:19 GMT par dekha gaya, jis kay baad Islami qamri calendar kay mutabiq naye mahine ka baqaida aaghaz ho gaya. Islam mein har mahina naye chand ki dekhai se shuru hota hai, jo kay aik purani aur roohani riwayat hai jo sadiyon se chali aa rahi hai.
Rabi Al Awwal ka mahina Musalmanon kay liye intehai roohani ahmiyat ka haamil hota hai. Yeh mahina Islami tareekh se gehra talluq rakhta hai aur is mein aksar jashan, duaein aur kai mumalik jaise kay United Arab Emirates—mein chuttiyon kay zariye isay manaya jata hai.
Clock Tower ki roshni aur chand dekhne ka ye elaan Musalman ummah kay ittihad ka paighaam tha aur yaad dilata hai kay Islami zindagi mein qamri calendar ka kya aham kirdar hai.