Imam -asws asked me.

Imam -asws asked me. O Muala! do you know the significance of today? I replied, not really, except the fact that non-Arabs respect this day and consider it blissful. Imam -asws replied: By the ancient House of Lord, which is in Mecca, this day is not sacred on its own but because of this day\u2019s relevance to \u2018Amr Allah\u2019 which took place many years ago. I will explain it to you so that you recognise its significance.

I replied, this will be more pleasing for me as compared with if all my friends and loved ones are resurrected, may Allah -azwj destroy and eradicate all your -asws enemies.\u00a0Imam -asws said: Muala! Nouroz is that day on which Allah -azwj took oath and pact from all His -azwj slaves that they will only worship Him -azwj , without inclusion of their own, and to submit to His Prophets -as and Divine Guides -aswsj .

And this is the first day when Sun shone on the earth and fruit bearing winds stared flowing and brought grace and elegance to earth. This is the day on which Arc of Prophet Noah -as became stable on the mountain of \u2018Joathy\u2019. It is the same day when thousand of people got killed when they left their houses out of fear of death. Allah -azwj , after killing them brought them back to life. It is the same day when Prophet Ibrahim -as demolished the idols of his nation.

And it is the same day when Prophet Mohammed -saww lifted Amirul Momaneen -asws on his shoulders so that Ali -asws would bring down the idols of Qurash from the House of Lord -azwj , which were then brought down (by Ali -asws ) and torn into pieces. [12] \u00a0 The Local Time of Nouroz It is the time when the Sun enters into the Aries after completing it in a year\u2019s time, further details on its occurrence and time can be found from astronomical data, e.g.