![]() Dhul Hijja (S) The month in which the Hajj is performed and Eid-ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th of this month. Shawwal – On the first day of this month Eid-ul Fitr is celebrated.ġ2. ![]() Ramadhan – The month in which the Holy Qur’an started to be revealed and the month in which the Muslims fast.ġ0. Rabi-ul-Awwal The month of the Holy Prophet’s birth, Hijrah and death.Ġ9. Muharram (S) The first month of the Islamic calendarĠ3. The names of the months in the Islamic calendar are: Muharram Safar Rabi al-awwal Rabi al-thani Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-thani Rajab Shaaban Ramadan. The Islamic (Hijri) calendar (with dates that fall within the Muslim. to be the first day of the first month (1 MuHarram) of the year of the Hijrah. by the close companion of the Prophet and the second Caliph, Umar ibn Al-KHaTTab (592-644 C.E.). These sacred months are marked by an (S) below:Ġ1. The Islamic Calendar, which is based purely on lunar cycles, was first introduced in 638 C.E. Muharram also holds a greater significance we know. Even in pre-Islamic days, four of these months were considered sacred and no fighting was permitted during that period. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and thus marks the start of the Islamic New Year. Traditionally, the first day of each month is the day (beginning at sunset) of the first sighting of the hilal (crescent moon) shortly after sunset. The fact that the lunar year has approximately ten days less than the solar year, brings an Islamic anniversary ten days ahead each year in the solar calendar.įollowing are the names of the Islamic months. ![]() On an average, there are 355 days in a lunar year. In their religious practice, Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which consists of twelve lunar months.
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