Legends and Significance
Iqraa
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Recite in the name of
your Lord Who Creates.
Creates man from a clot.
Recite:
“ And your Lord is the Most Bountiful
Who teaches by the pen,
He teaches man what he does not know. ”
In the year of 610 A.D...
Prophet Muhammad, who was meditating in Mount Hira during the month of Ramadan, had a vision of the angel Jibril (also known as Gabriel) appearing before him
Iqraa
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I can't read..
Iqraa
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I can't read , Angel..
Though the angel informed him that he was the messenger of Allah
and was going to be a prophet for his people,
Muhammad was greatly disturbed at his meeting with Jibril.
It is believed that he at first considered the angel as an evil spirit.
It was his wife Khadijah ，
who allayed his fears reminding him of his good conduct until then
and that it was impossible for him to be visited by a demon.
Even her much learned old cousin Waraqa ibn Nawfal convinced him that
he was indeed a messenger of God
and the angel who visited Muhammad was the one
who had also visited the Hebrew prophet Moses.
And your Lord is the Most Bountiful
Who teaches by the pen,
He teaches man what he does not know.
In the following twenty-three years,
Muhammad was visited many times by Jibril
who taught him the holy knowledge in verses.
This sacred knowledge consists of
the code of conduct that Allah wants his people to maintain on earth.
It is inscribed in verses which are compiled in the Holy Qur'an,
the most sacred book in Islam.
It is said that the sacred knowledge
was revealed to Muhammad during the month of Ramadan.
As a mark of respect to Allah and
to show gratitude to him for the true knowledge
that he gifted to his sons and daughters,
the prophet asked his followers
(and therefore the followers of Islam)
to pass the month of Ramadan in
fasting, prayers and other austerities and
end the month-long non-indulgence with festive celebrations.
This is how Eid-Ul-Fitri was born.
Tujuh Likur Celebration
Originally during the early days of the arrival of Islam among the Malays, the purpose of lighting the oil lamps was to attract spirit of passed relatives and angels to descend to people’s homes during the night of Lailatulqadar. However, such misconception is regarded counterfactual as much understanding of Islam have been obtained since then. Nowadays, the oil lamps are lit solely for decorative purposes.
What ?
When ?
What for ?
‘Likur‘ literally meaning a figure between 20 and 30, hence ‘tujuh likur‘ means twenty seven.
27
pelita / panjut
(oil lamps)
Days before Hari Raya, house compounds, particularly those in the countryside will be lit up with oil lamps known as pelita or panjut. This display of oil lamps will reach its height on the 27th night of Ramadan, called the Tujuh Likur night.
pelita in
coconut
shell
The celebration
Significance of Eid-ul-Fitri
Prophet Mohammad had laid down Eid ul Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha as days of rejoicing and feasting for the Muslims, in the remembrance of Allah.
Since then, Muslims fast for the complete month of Ramadan and offer spiritual devotions to the almighty Allah, believing that the fasting will bring them close to Allah and also get them forgiveness for their past sins.
Presented by : Wiwiek Susanto