![]() ![]() ![]() The actual starting date for the Islamic Calendar was chosen (on the basis of purely lunar years, counting backwards) to be the first day of the first month (1 st Muharram) of the year of the Hijrah. The Arabic word Hajara means: to break off from the relations or abandon one’s own tribe.Īlthough, the Islamic calendar was introduced in the Christian Era of 632 AD by the Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him), the beginning of the Islamic era for the count of Islamic years was considered and discussed during 639 AD, the time of the 4 th year of the Caliphate of Umar who declared that the most important event in establishing the roots of Islam in Medinah is Hijrah (Messenger’s migration from Makkah), therefore let it become the epoch of the era which happened in 622 AD. The word Hijrah has often been misrepresented by many writers Muslims and non-Muslim alike. It was during the Messenger Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) last pilgrimage in the 10 th year of Hijrah (10 th year of his migration from Makkah to Medinah), that the decision to introduce a purely lunar Islamic Calendar was made. in Western languages from the latinized “Anno Hegirae” or more commonly known as “After Hijrah.” The Islamic (Hijri) calendar year is usually abbreviated A.H. Jumada al-Ukhra (also known as Jumada al-Thaani).Jumada al-Ooola (also known as Jumada al-Awwal).The 12 months of the Islamic calendar are: Since the Islamic Lunar year has 12 lunar months, it is on an average, 11 days shorter than the (Gregorian) civil year, the Islamic year shifts earlier in each civil year by about 11 days. There are 12 months in an Islamic year, which is either 354 days long or 355 days long, compared to (Gregorian) civil calendar year of 365 or 366 days. Hence, the month is either 29 days or 30 days. The Islamic calendar is based on lunar months, which begin when a thin new crescent Moon is actually sighted in the western sky after sunset within a day or so after the New Moon. ![]()
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