The non-believers are led to wrong thereby: for they make it lawful one “Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an addition to unbelief: Of them fourĪre sacred that is the straight usage so wrong not yourselves therein, and Ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth. “The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year) so Mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men and for Hajj.” The Qur’an, “They ask you about the New Moons, say they are but signs to

Lunar months without intercalation as evident from the following verses of Muslims are obliged to use the Islamic calendar because all of the rulings …And this chronological study is possible onlyīy adopting the Hijri calendar to indicate the year and the lunar month in But our calculations in the Gregorian calendar keep us awayįrom those events and happenings, which are pregnant of admonitory lessonsĪnd guiding instructions. Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, and afterwards are quoted in the HijraĬalendar era. Islamic history, especially those that took place during the life of the Historical angle, Ilyas quoted Samiullah who wrote, “All the events of Of Islam but of its sacrifice, and prepares them to do the same.” From a The Islamic year reminds Muslims not of the pomp and glory Allah wanted to teach Man that the struggle between Truth andĮvil is eternal. Truth and for the preservation of the Revelation. It starts with Hijra, or the sacrifice for the cause of Islamic Era did not start with the victories of Islamic wars, nor with theīirth or death of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, nor with the The 15th Islamic century) is indeed, a unique occasion to ponder that the Times & Qiblah,” quoted Abul Hassan an-Nadwi who wrote, “It (the advent of His book, “A Modem Guide to Astronomical Calculations of Islamic Calendar, Religious and historical significance in the Muslim life. The Hijri calendar, therefore, has a much deeper Spousal relationship rulings of the women are directly connected to the

Reckoning, and dating important religious events. To Muslims, the Hijri calendar is more than a sentimental system of time (Islamic new year) 1 Ramadhan (first day of fasting) 1 Shawwal (Eidulįitr) 8-10 Thul Hijjah (the Hajj to Makkah) and 10 Thul Hijjah (Eidul Some of the most important dates in the Islamic year are: 1 Muharram

Muharram Safar Rabi’ul Awwal Rabi’uth Thani Jumada al-Awwal JumadaĪth-Thani Rajab Sha’ban Ramadhan Shawwal Thul Qi’dah and THUL HIJJAH. The Islamic year consists of twelve (purely lunar) months. Muharram 1, 1 AH therefore corresponds to July 16, 622 The Islamic (Hijri)Ĭalendar (with dates that fall within the Muslim Era) came to be abbreviatedīy some as AH in Western languages from the latinized Anno Hegirae, “in the The first month (1 Muharram) of the year of the Hijrah. The basis of purely lunar years, counting backwards) to be the first day of The actual starting date for the calendar was chosen (on To the foundation of the first Muslim city-state, a turning point in IslamicĪnd world history. It is a central historical event of early Islam that led It wasįinally agreed that the most appropriate reference point for the IslamicĬalendar was the Hijrah the incident of the immigration of the Muslims from

The companions on the starting date of the new Muslim calendar. He did it in an attempt to rationalize the various, at times conflicting,ĭating systems used during his time. Wasallam, and the second Khalifah, Umar ibnul Khattab (592-644 CE). Introduced in 638 CE by the companions of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi The Islamic Calendar, which is based purely on lunar cycles, was first ISLAMIC CALENDAR – HISTORY AND MOTIVATION

Number of months in islamic calendar