Akhiri Chahar Shambah is a holy day for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. It is an Arabic and Persian word-pair; its Arabic part is akheri, meaning "last" and the Persian part is chahar sambah, meaning "Wednesday".
Akhiri Chahar Shambah is a holy day for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent and Iran.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Malaysia
Written in its own script on record as Temasya Mandi Safar.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
OriginAt the beginning of Hijri 11, Muhammad fell seriously ill.
ObservancesAlthough there is a difference of opinion among religious scholars regarding the observance of this day, this day is observed in the light of certain rules.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Akhiri Chahar Shambah in plain words?
Akhiri Chahar Shambah is a holy day for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. In local script on record, it is written Temasya Mandi Safar.
Where is Akhiri Chahar Shambah practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Akhiri Chahar Shambah in Malaysia.
What is the current condition of Akhiri Chahar Shambah today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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Akhiri Chahar Shambah is a holy day for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. It is an Arabic and Persian word-pair; its Arabic part is akheri, meaning "last" and the Persian part is chahar sambah, meaning "Wednesday". 1
Origin
At the beginning of Hijri 11, Muhammad fell seriously ill. Gradually his physical condition started to deteriorate. He became so ill that he could not even lead the prayer. He recovered on Wednesday, the 28th Safar. The day was the last Wednesday of the month of Safar.
On this day feeling somewhat better, he took a bath and led the prayer for the last time. The people of Medina came to know about this news and came in groups to see him. All of them offered charity, prayers and prayers in thanksgiving. Some of his followers freed their slaves and donated money or camels. On that day Abu Bakr donated 5 thousand, Umar 7 thousand, Uthman 10 thousand, Ali 3 thousand dirhams and Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf donated 100 camels. 1
Observances
Although there is a difference of opinion among religious scholars regarding the observance of this day, this day is observed in the light of certain rules. The day is originally celebrated as 'Thanksgiving Day'; So that after taking bath and performing two rak'as Al-Shukr Nafl prayers, prayers for freedom from disease and charity are done. Islamic mehfils are held in various mosques, madrasas, darbars, khanqahs to observe this day. On this day, various educational institutions in Bangladesh are officially closed as well as considered as an optional holiday in offices and courts. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Akhiri Chahar Shambah”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Akhiri Chahar Shambah is Islamic holy day, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 4 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2
