![]() Muharram also holds a greater significance we know. Dhul Hijja (S) The month in which the Hajj is performed and Eid-ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th of this month. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and thus marks the start of the Islamic New Year. The Islamic year consists of twelve months: (1) Muharram, (2) Safar, (3) Rabi Awwal, (4) Rabi Thani, (5) Jumada Awwal, (6) Jumada Thani, (7) Rajab, (8) Sha. Shawwal – On the first day of this month Eid-ul Fitr is celebrated.ġ2. ![]() Ramadhan – The month in which the Holy Qur’an started to be revealed and the month in which the Muslims fast.ġ0. Rabi-ul-Awwal The month of the Holy Prophet’s birth, Hijrah and death.Ġ9. Muharram (S) The first month of the Islamic calendarĠ3. These sacred months are marked by an (S) below:Ġ1. The names of the months in the Islamic calendar are: Muharram Safar Rabi al-awwal Rabi al-thani Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-thani Rajab Shaaban Ramadan. Even in pre-Islamic days, four of these months were considered sacred and no fighting was permitted during that period. The Islamic calendar, otherwise known as the Hijri calendar, follows the lunar year. New Years Day, known as Al-Hijra, marks the start of Muharram, the first month of the Hijri calendar. The fact that the lunar year has approximately ten days less than the solar year, brings an Islamic anniversary ten days ahead each year in the solar calendar.įollowing are the names of the Islamic months. ![]() On an average, there are 355 days in a lunar year. In their religious practice, Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which consists of twelve lunar months.
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