Islamic religious year

Islamic religious year

The Islamic religious year is known as Hijri year. It began with the Hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah in the year 622 of the common era. The twelve-month year is based on a purely lunar cycle of 354 days. Thus Islamic dates have no fixed relation to the seasons of the 365 day solar year. Over the course of years all Islamic events may occur in spring, summer, autumn or winter.
Twelve Islamic months are as follows:

Muharram ul Haram
Safar
Rabi-ul-Awwal
Rab-ul-Akhir
Jamadi-ul-Awwal
Jamadi-ul-Akhir
Rajab
Sha’aban
Ramadhan
Shawwal
Dhul Qadah
Dhul Hijjah

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