Islamic calendar
Muslim year system
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar of twelve months used to determine Muslim holidays and rituals.
Because it lacks the adjustments that keep solar calendars aligned with seasons, Islamic dates drift through the year—Ramadan may fall in summer or winter depending on the decade.
Also called the Hijri calendar, it counts years from Muhammad's migration to Medina in 622 CE.
Opening Islamic calendar month
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
- lunar monthMoon's orbital period
- moon sightingObserving Earth's natural satellite
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
Deliberate food avoidance
- iftarSunset meal ending fast
- Quran recitationOral delivery of Islamic scripture
- Eid al-FitrIslamic feast after fasting
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
self-restraint · purification · reflection · charity · night prayers · holy month · thirty days · abstinence
Islamic feast after fasting
- Eid al-AdhaIslamic festival honoring obedience
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- prayerAddress to deity
family gathering · feast · charity · gifts · new clothes · mosque · sermon · blessings
Religious journey to shrine
Faith's founding journey
- migrationMovement to new territory
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
- MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
- UmarSecond Rashidun caliph
Muhammad · historical · epoch · emigration
Shifting illumination of satellite
- new moonUnlit lunar phase
- lunar cycleMoon's orbital period
- lunar yearTime measured by moons
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
waxing · waning · drift · seasonal shift
Muharram
Opening Islamic calendar month
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
- lunar monthMoon's orbital period
- moon sightingObserving Earth's natural satellite
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- iftarSunset meal ending fast
- Quran recitationOral delivery of Islamic scripture
- Eid al-FitrIslamic feast after fasting
spirituality · self-restraint · purification · reflection · charity · night prayers · holy month · thirty days · abstinence
Eid al-Fitr
Islamic feast after fasting
- Eid al-AdhaIslamic festival honoring obedience
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
prayer · family gathering · feast · charity · gifts · new clothes · mosque · sermon · blessings · Zakat
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
Arafat · Eid al-Adha · Masjid al-Haram · pilgrims · sacrifice
Hijra
Faith's founding journey
Muhammad · Umar · historical · epoch · emigration
moon phases
Shifting illumination of satellite
- new moonUnlit lunar phase
- lunar cycleMoon's orbital period
- lunar yearTime measured by moons
astronomical · waxing · waning · drift · seasonal shift
- Islamic Resourceshadith, sunnah, scholarly journals, madrasa
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- calendardate, day, week, month, year
- calendarsalmanac, almanacs, planners, diaries, datebooks
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- Islamic historycaliphates, Quran, Umayyad Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, caliphate
Islamic calendarsolar calendar
Year measured by sun
Gregorian calendar · Julian calendar · Egyptian calendar · Hebrew calendar · Hindu calendar
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