Islamic calendar

 The Islamic calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar (from the Arabic word "hijra" meaning migration), is a lunar calendar used by Muslims for religious purposes. Here's a closer look at its key features:

Structure:

• Based on the cycles of the moon, with a new month beginning when a crescent moon is sighted after a new moon phase.
• Consists of 12 lunar months in a year, which is 10 or 11 days shorter than a Gregorian year.
• Each month has approximately 29 or 30 days.

Years:

• Islamic years are numbered consecutively from the Hijra, which marks the Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
• The current Islamic year is 1445 AH (After Hijra) as of today, May 17, 2024 (Gregorian calendar).

Months:

The Islamic months have their own names and some are significant for Islamic observances:

1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi' al-Awwal
4. Rabi' al-Thani
5. Jumada al-Awwal
6. Jumada al-Thani
7. Rajab (considered a sacred month)
8. Shaban
9. Ramadan (month of fasting)
10. Shawwal (Eid al-Fitr falls in this month)
11. Dhu al-Qadah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah (Hajj pilgrimage falls in this month)

Islamic Dates and Events:

Islamic dates are used to determine the timings of important Islamic events and observances throughout the year. Here are some examples:

• Ramadan (month of fasting)
• Eid al-Fitr (festival marking the end of Ramadan)
• Eid al-Adha (festival of sacrifice)
• Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
• Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power - a significant night within Ramadan)
• Ashura (Day of Ashura - a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein)

Rajab 1403

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30