![]() ![]() One of the greatest sources of consternation among the international Muslim community is the lack of clarity in Islamic scriptures on how the new moon, indicating the start of the new lunar month, is to be sighted. Whatever the case, this too was prohibited by the Islamic lunar calendar. Some scholars suggest that Nasi' was in fact a practice where the pre-Islamic Arabs used to occasionally add an "intercalary" month in order to move religious festivals into more lucrative business seasons, rather than simply shifting the date of these festivals, though this is uncertain. However, there were some changes made: whereas the pre-Islamic Arabs allowed a practice Nasi' whereby they would either choose a different set of four months to deem sacred or move about holy festivals to a more appropriate seasons (since the lunar calendar cycles through the seasons), the Islamic calendar system prohibited this practice. The Islamic lunar calendar is the same calendar that was used by the pre-Islamic pagan Arabs, as it refers to the lunar months by the same names and sanctifies the very four of the twelve months that were considered sacred by Arabs in the pre-Islamic period. ![]() This is the equivalent of the Hebrew Sabbath, though hosts none of the accompanying rituals or practices This is the day on which Muslim men are required ( fard) to participate in a congregational prayer, generally referred to as the Jumu'ah prayer Muslims are encouraged to fast on Mondays, as it is the day that Muhammad is said to have been born on This is the fourth "sacred" month in the Islamic lunar calendar This is the month in which the ritual of Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is carried out This is the third "sacred" month in the Islamic lunar calendar This is the month in which the ritual of fasting, one of the five pillars of Islam, is carried out This is the second "sacred" month in the Islamic lunar calendar It also marks the unjust murder of Hussein the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.This is the first "sacred" month in the Islamic lunar calendar Ashura falls on the 10 th of Muharram and some Muslims voluntarily fast on that day. Therefore, the calendar is sometimes distinguished with the initials AH, meaning “after hijra.” The Islamic months are listed below along with some major events and holidays in these months. They decided this for several years, chief among them is the fact that it was after the migration that Muslims were able to practice Islam publicly without persecution. They gathered to decide a start date for the calendar and came to a consensus that the migration of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca to Medina was the best start date. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, the Islamic empire expanded, and the Muslims recognized that they needed a calendar. For example, they had the year of the elephant in which an army from Yemen riding elephants attacked Mecca to destroy the Kaba. Before the Islamic empire expanded, early Muslims used major events to determine years. The Islamic calendar is called the Hijri calendar because it is based on the Hijra (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca to Medina. There are no leap days intercalated, so that the Islamic months do not remain in the same seasons but retrogress through the Gregorian calendar over a period of about 32.5 years. Each year it will keep shifting until it makes a full cycle. For example, if Ramadan starts on April 10 this year, the following year it will start on April 1 st. As a result, the months shift about 10 days every year in comparison to the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the Islamic calendar year has less days than the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the months are either 29 or 30 days. The names of these months are Muḥarram, Ṣafar, Rabīʿ al-Awwal, Rabīʿ al-Thānī, Jumādā al-Awwal, Jumādā al-Thānī, Rajab, Shaʿbān, Ramadan ( the month of fasting), Shawwāl, Dhū al-Qaʿdah, and Dhū al-Ḥijjah.īecause the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar system, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon. ![]() The Islamic calendar is based on 12 months and follows the lunar system. The Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, is used in many parts of the Muslim world either in replace of or along with the Gregorian calendar. ![]()
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