Tuesday 1 July 2014

What are the Twelve months of the Islamic Lunar Calendar?






The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar or Hijri calendar (AH)
Lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year  
The total number of days in Islamic Calendar is 354 or 355 days
It is used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper days on which 

  • To observe the annual fast in the month of Ramadan
  • To attend Hajj pilgrimage,  
  • To celebrate other Islamic holidays and festivals.


The first year was the Islamic year beginning in AD 622 during which the prophet Muhammad (saw) migrated from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra

The current Islamic year is 1435 AH

The twelve months of Islamic calendar are:

  1. Muharram
  2. Safar
  3. Rabi' al-awwal
  4. Rabi' al-akhir
  5. Jumada al-awwal
  6. Jumada al-akhir
  7. Rajab
  8. Sha'aban
  9. Ramadan
  10. Shawwal
  11. Dhu al-Qi'dah
  12. Dhu al-Hijjah

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