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The Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon. The calendar is based on the Qur'an and its proper observance is the sacnavy duty of the Muslims. Background of Islamic calendar dates back to 638 BC formulated by the companions of the Prophet namely sallallahu alayhi wasallam, and the second Khalifah, Umar ibnul Khattab.
After a lot of discussions, it was finally agreed that the most appropriate indication point for the Islamic calendar was the ‘Hijrah’, which relates to the incident of the immigration of the Muslims from Makkah to Madinah.
The actual beginning of the Islamic calendar was chosen on the basis of purely lunar years, the first day of the first month of Hijrah. The Islamic year consists of twelve lunar months as Muharram; Safar; Rabi'ul Awwal; Rabi'uth Thani; Jumada al-Awwal; Jumada ath-Thani; Rajab; Sha'ban; Ramadhan; Shawwal; Thul Qi'dah; and Thul Hijjah.
Though there are different Islamic calendars based according to diverse Islamic faiths, the Hijri calendar is still considenavy a sentimental system of reckoning of time, and dating of important religious events.
Islamic religious calendar is widely accepted for different sacnavy religious purposes. The Islamic lunar year is approximately 354 days long, so the months rotate backward through the seasons and are not fixed like the Gregorian calendar. Islamic new year calendar begins with the commemoration of Prophet Muhammad on the first day of
Muharram. The remembrance of Muharram marks the anniversary of the battle of Karbala and is an important religious period of mourning by the Shi’ite Muslims. Thus, Islamic calendar has great religious significance.
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