The White Days
The White Days or Ayyām al-Bīḍ (
Etymology
There are couple of views on the etymology of this idiom:[4]
- One is that because the nights in these three days are bright and white due to the fullness of the moon, the days of these three nights have been called the Ayyam al-Beed meaning the white days.
Acts performed on the White Days
Muslims believe the most virtuous practices to perform on the White Days are fasting and spiritual retreat.[5]
Fasting
Fasting on the White Days is recommended according to many Islamic schools of jurisprudence. Muslims believe the reward for fasting on them is as great as fasting the entire year, as the reward for fasting three days is multiplied by 10 times as much or more, making it equivalent to a month, and, if done every month, makes it equivalent to a year, without subtracting from the reward of fasting the entire month.
A traditional nasheed celebrating the white moon
The Arabic word badr (بدر) means 'full moon', and is often translated as 'white moon.' A traditional nasheed, Talaʽ al-Badru ʽAlayna, celebrates the badr. The main stanza is:
Tala’al-badru ‘alayna |
O the white moon rose over us |
See also
- Fasting in Islam
- Barakah
- Shab-e-barat
- Hamd
- Sadaqah
- Fatimiyya
- Hosseini infancy conference
- Chup Tazia
- Mid-Sha'ban
- Night of Wishes
Resources
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انتشارات امیرکبیر.
- ^ "ایام البیض چه روزهایی است ؟ - خبرگزاری صدا و سیما" (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Why Did the Prophet Fast on the White Days of the Month?". SeekersGuidance. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "معنای و وجه نامگذاری ایام البیض" (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "اعمال «ایام البیض» چیست؟ - خبرگزاری مهر" (in Persian). 24 February 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "The scientific signs in Fasting the white days". en.islamway.net. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2449