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Islamic calendar
Islamic Date System
The Lunar Calendar...
The Islamic calendar, or 'Hijri' calendar is based is a lunar calendar. It contains 12 months based on the cycles of the moon...
1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi' al-awwal
4. Rabi' al-thani
5. Jumada al-awwal
6. Jumada al-thani
7. Rajab
8. Sha'ban
9. Ramadan
10. Shawwal
11. Dhu al-Qi'dah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah
The Islamic date system (or Hijri calendar) is a lunar calendar based on the cycles of the moon.
The calendar contains 12 months per year, totalling around 354 days a year.
The islamic year is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, therefore significant dates always shift by 11 days every solar year.