Islamic calendar months6/12/2023 ![]() The day of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad –peace be upon him- is called Eid Al Mawlid Annabaoui or just Mawlid Nabawi corresponding to 12 Rabia al Awal. It is considered by some as a day of fasting with the 9th day of the month. The 10th of the same month of Muharram celebrates the feast of Ashura or 'Achouraa, this date has been the scene of many historical events. Some of these dates include the first Muharram, which is the New Year of the Muslim calendar. However, there are certain dates that are special and that we celebrate or not according to the traditions of the country, especially some consider that to celebrate is a bid'ah. In Islam, there are only two real celebrations, which celebrate the end of Ramadan "Eid Al Fitr", and the so-called sacrifice " Eid Al Adha". The Months of the hijri year (AH)įour of these months are sacred in Islam, God has wanted to be so, they are : Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al Hijjah and Dhu al Qi'da. The lunar observation remains to this day the most used method. Astronomical calculation is not really the most common method, even if some theologians have tried to introduce it. This is the same method adopted for determining the beginning of Ramadan, God and the prophet have advocated it in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Thus, towards the end of each month, that is to say, the 29th of the current month, the sky is scrutinized to observe the crescent moon, if we can distinguish around the time of sunset before it disappears with the twilight, the day is the first day of the following month, otherwise the current month will count 30 days and the beginning of the following month will only be for two days. The Islamic calendar is lunar it is based on the observation of the appearance of the crescent moon. The first day of the Muslim calendar, is the first of Mouharam year of the Hijra (AH) and is the 15th or 16th July 622 of the Common Era, according to theologians. This calendar is called Hijri by reference to the Hijra (exodus) of the prophet Muhammad –peace be upon him-, from Makkah (Mecca) to Medina (Al Madina), which was a turning point and a landmark event in the spread of the Islamic religion. Such a calendar would give an average month length of 29.53056 days, which is quite close to the synodic month of 29.53059 days, so on the average it would be quite accurate, but in any given month it is still just a rough estimate.īetter algorithms for estimating the visibility of the new moon have been devised.The islamic calendar or the Hijjri year is based on the principle of a lunar year it is formed of 12 months of 29 or 30 days, thus constituting a Hijri year of 354 or 355 days. (This is the algorithm used in the calendar program of the Gnu Emacs editor.) Leap years could then be years in which the number year mod 30 is one of the following: 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, or 29. Some sources mention a crude system in which all odd numbered months have 30 days and all even numbered months have 29 days with an extra day added to the last month in ‘leap years’ (a concept otherwise unknown in the calendar). However, calendars are printed for planning purposes, but such calendars are based on estimates of the visibility of the lunar crescent, and the actual month may start a day earlier or later than predicted in the printed calendar.ĭifferent methods for estimating the calendars are used. So you can’t print an Islamic calendar in advance? Doesn’t Saudi Arabia have special rules?.When will the Islamic calendar overtake the Gregorian calendar?. ![]() So you can’t print an Islamic calendar in advance?.But other Muslim countries use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes and only turn to the Islamic calendar for religious purposes. The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in countries around the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia. The calendar is based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37) and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 synodic months is only 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter than a tropical year, and therefore it shifts with respect to the Christian calendar. The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It is the most sacred Muslim site, and the location towards which all Muslims face during prayer. According to Islamic tradition, the cube-shaped Kabba dates back to the time of Abraham.
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