![]() ![]() Dhul Hijja (S) The month in which the Hajj is performed and Eid-ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th of this month. Shawwal – On the first day of this month Eid-ul Fitr is celebrated.ġ2. The Arabic word ‘Muharram’ means ‘forbidden’, this is so because battles and all kinds of fighting were forbidden (arm) during this month. Ramadhan – The month in which the Holy Qur’an started to be revealed and the month in which the Muslims fast.ġ0. This is the first month on the Islamic calendar the Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year or Al Hijrii starts on the first day of Muharram. ![]() It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Holy Quran says. Rabi-ul-Awwal The month of the Holy Prophet’s birth, Hijrah and death.Ġ9. Muharram is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar Hijrah Calendar. Muharram (S) The first month of the Islamic calendarĠ3. These sacred months are marked by an (S) below:Ġ1. The first month in the Islamic calendar is Muharram and it translates from Arabic to forbidden. Even in pre-Islamic days, four of these months were considered sacred and no fighting was permitted during that period. 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. Muharram also holds a greater significance we know. In their religious practice, Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which consists of twelve lunar months. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and thus marks the start of the Islamic New Year. ![]()
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