Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar, Muslim calendar or Hijri calendar (Anno Hijri or AH)is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

It is used to date events in many Muslim countries (concurrently with the Gregorian calendar), and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper days on which to observe the annual fasting, to attend Hajj, and to celebrate other Islamic holidays and festivals.

The first year was the Islamic year beginning in AD 622 during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra, occurred. Each numbered year is designated either "H" for Hijra or "AH" for the Latin Anno Hegirae ("in the year of the Hijra"); hence, Muslims typically call their calendar the Hijri calendar.

The current Islamic year is 1437 AH. In the Gregorian calendar, 1437 AH runs from approximately 14 October 2015 to 2 October 2016.

Months

Four of the twelve Hijri months are considered sacred: Rajab (7), and the three consecutive months of Dhū al-Qaʿdah (11), Dhu al-Ḥijjah (12) and Muḥarram (1). Because the lunar calendar lags behind the solar calendar by about ten days every year, months of the Islamic calendar fall in different parts of the Gregorian calendar each year. The cycle repeats every 33 years.

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Khaleej Times 11 Aug 2018

The official calendar dates given by the�Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai (IACAD) would most likely be confirmed for the upcoming holidays.� ... The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar ... Name of the holiday Date in Hijri calendar Date in Gregorian calendar Holiday duration....

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Five-day weekend likely for Eid Al Adha in UAE

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10th-generation Hyderabadi offers tips for travelers to his hometown in India

Pioneer Press 28 Jul 2018

It is surrounded by a beautiful topography of hilly terrain, artificial lakes and lush green parks. Within Hyderabad, travelers will find great war ruins, historical monuments and delicious cuisine ... Charminar. The golden-colored mosque and monument, constructed by Quli Qutub Shah to commemorate the beginning of the second Islamic millennium year of the Muslim Hijri calendar, is easily the most recognizable landmark of Hyderabad ... St....

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Plan your trip: 5-day holiday likely in UAE next month

Khaleej Times 22 Jul 2018

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Eid Al Adha most likely to fall on Wednesday, August 22

Khaleej Times 22 Jul 2018

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Will Eid Al Adha fall on a 5-day weekend?

Khaleej Times 10 Jul 2018

This will affect the Hijri calendar dates - if the moon is potentially sighted on Friday, then the first of Zhil Qi'da will be on July 14 - otherwise�the 11th Hijri month would�begin on Sunday, July 15 ... The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar ... Name of the holiday Date in Hijri calendar Date in Gregorian calendar Holiday duration....

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Is UAE's next long weekend in August?

Khaleej Times 26 Jun 2018

After the Eid Al Fitr holidays in the UAE this weekend, the next holiday for residents will be in the month of August.� ... ?????? . ... The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar. It is based on the phases of the moon ... Name of the holiday Date in Hijri calendar Date in Gregorian calendar Holiday duration ... Hijri New Year Day* 1 Muharram 1440 September 11 2018 1 ... � ... ....

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M. Amjad Bhatti: Ramadan charities and Eid ul-Fitr

Burlington Times-News 23 Jun 2018

Muslims all over the world are celebrating the month of Ramadan, which is the 9th month of the Hijri (Muslim) Calendar. It is also called the month of fasting. Fasting is present in most of the religions of the world with certain differences and variations, especially with all of the children/followers of Abraham (i.e ... ....

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Will Eid Al Adha be the next long weekend in UAE?

Khaleej Times 21 Jun 2018

After the Eid Al Fitr holidays in the UAE this weekend, the next holiday for the residents will be in the month of August.� ... ?????? . ... The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar. It is based on the phases of the moon ... Name of the holiday Date in Hijri calendar Date in Gregorian calendar Holiday duration ... Hijri New Year Day* 1 Muharram 1440 September 11 2018 1 ... � ... ....

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List of public holidays in UAE for 2018

Khaleej Times 16 Jun 2018

After the Eid Al Fitr holidays in the UAE this weekend, the next holiday for the residents will be in the month of August.� ... The official reference to determine Islamic occasions, such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, is the Hijri Calendar. It is based on the phases of the moon ... Name of the holiday Date in Hijri calendar Date in Gregorian calendar Holiday duration ... Hijri New Year Day* 1 Muharram 1440 September 11 2018 1 ... � ... ....

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Roza in unison, universal Eid eludes the world again

The Times of India 15 Jun 2018

HYDERABAD ... Eid-ul-Fitr or the feast of alms-giving will be held in India on Saturday as the crescent for Shawwal, the 10th month of Islamic Hijri calendar, was not sighted on Thursday ... In other places, the confusion continued till 10pm ... Some scholars follow a set lunar calendar while others emphasise on the astronomical observations ... As in the past, this year too there was a raging debate over the need for a common Hijri calendar ... ....

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Ramzan fasting pivots round the sun and moon

The Hindu 14 Jun 2018

The Muslim population of the world sets its dates according to the Hijri calendar ... The Hijri calendar has 12 months, in a year of 354 or 355 days. With the calendar moving back by 11 days each year compared to the more universally used Gregorian (solar) calendar, the first day of Ramzan tends to change accordingly ... The Gregorian calendar year 2018 coincides with the Hijri year 1439....

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Essence of Ramzan

The Hindu 14 Jun 2018

According to tradition, Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan) was instituted by Prophet Mohammed after his journey from Mecca to Madina (622 Hijri, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar). But the first recorded celebration is after the victory in the Battle of Badr (623 Hijri). A small band of fasting Muslims led by Prophet Mohammed defeated the Quraish on the 17th day of Ramzan in an unequal battle ... So it was both Thanksgiving and rejoicing time....

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