![]() It also marks the unjust murder of Hussein the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Ashura falls on the 10 th of Muharram and some Muslims voluntarily fast on that day. Therefore, the calendar is sometimes distinguished with the initials AH, meaning “after hijra.” The Islamic months are listed below along with some major events and holidays in these months. They decided this for several years, chief among them is the fact that it was after the migration that Muslims were able to practice Islam publicly without persecution. They gathered to decide a start date for the calendar and came to a consensus that the migration of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca to Medina was the best start date. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, the Islamic empire expanded, and the Muslims recognized that they needed a calendar. For example, they had the year of the elephant in which an army from Yemen riding elephants attacked Mecca to destroy the Kaba. Taraweh prayers starts the previous night. Before the Islamic empire expanded, early Muslims used major events to determine years. Important Islamic Dates in 2022 Isra & Miraj Febru27 Rajab 1443 (Mon) Learn more about Isra & Miraj Mid Shaban (Night of Barat) Ma15 Shaban 1443 (Fri) Ramadan Ap1 Ramadan 1443 (Sat) This is the date when fasting begins. The Islamic calendar is called the Hijri calendar because it is based on the Hijra (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Mecca to Medina. There are no leap days intercalated, so that the Islamic months do not remain in the same seasons but retrogress through the Gregorian calendar over a period of about 32.5 years. Each year it will keep shifting until it makes a full cycle. For example, if Ramadan starts on April 10 this year, the following year it will start on April 1 st. As a result, the months shift about 10 days every year in comparison to the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the Islamic calendar year has less days than the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the months are either 29 or 30 days. The names of these months are Muḥarram, Ṣafar, Rabīʿ al-Awwal, Rabīʿ al-Thānī, Jumādā al-Awwal, Jumādā al-Thānī, Rajab, Shaʿbān, Ramadan ( the month of fasting), Shawwāl, Dhū al-Qaʿdah, and Dhū al-Ḥijjah.īecause the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar system, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon. The Islamic calendar is based on 12 months and follows the lunar system. Hijri year 1444 has 354 to 355 days, and Gregorian days are 355 to 366. Muslim Islamic Calendar 1444 Hijri The Muslim Islamic Calendar has 12 months, however the days are less than the Gregorian calendar. The Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, is used in many parts of the Muslim world either in replace of or along with the Gregorian calendar. Islamic date today in Islamabad is 04 Shaban 1444 and the Gregorian date is Saturday, 25 February 2023.
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