Dhul Hijja (S) The month in which the Hajj is performed and Eid-ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th of this month. 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. The Islamic Months The Hijri calendar is made up of 12 months: Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-awwal, Rabi al-thani, Jumada al-awwal, Jumada al-thani, Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qidah, Dhul Hijjah. Ramadhan – The month in which the Holy Qur’an started to be revealed and the month in which the Muslims fast.ġ0. Fasting on this day forgives our sins from the previous year. It is a day that Prophet Muhammad fasted and encouraged us to fast as well. Rabi-ul-Awwal The month of the Holy Prophet’s birth, Hijrah and death.Ġ9. Ashura literally means ‘the tenth’ and refers to the 10th day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar year. Muslims observe fasting in various parts of the world throughout this month. It’s regarded as the second holiest month after Ramadan in terms of religious significance. Muharram (S) The first month of the Islamic calendarĠ3. As the first month of the Islamic Calendar. These sacred months are marked by an (S) below:Ġ1. 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. In their religious practice, Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which consists of twelve lunar months.
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