Dream - The end of the year is right in front of us and the New Year's Eve is coming soon. What do Dream's friends usually do when the new year arrives? Generally, people will celebrate the new year with great enthusiasm. Specifically, on New Year's Eve, they count down until finally reaching January 1st and set off fireworks to show the excitement of the year's transition. So, what is the Islamic ruling on celebrating the Gregorian New Year? This is still a subject of debate among the community, especially among Muslims.

Then, how exactly is the origin of the Christian and Islamic calendar explained? Explained by KH Ahmad Bahauddin Nursalim or better known as Gus Baha, in the Quran, the counting of years is done using syamsiah (solar) and qomariah (lunar). He said that syamsiah (solar) can be counted as the Syamsiah year, which in millennial language is called Masehiah.

That made Umar bin Khattab offended because the calendar based on Syamsiah had been used earlier by a group outside of Islam called Masehiah. Gus Baha emphasized that the year calculation has no relation to Masehi or Hijriah, but refers to Syamsiah and Qomariah. However, Syamsiah has been made in international language referred to as Masehiah.

In general, scholars recommend not celebrating the Gregorian New Year. One of them, Buya Yahya, stated that the things done during the celebration can lead to sinful acts, such as indulging in extravagance. Furthermore, Buya Yahya also said that following non-Muslim culture is not allowed. Following non-Muslim culture is caused by the weakness of a Muslim's principles.