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The Islamic or
Hijra calendar is made up of 12 lunar months. The Hijra year is
therefore 354 11/30 days long, which means that it migrates
through the solar year, starting about 11 days earlier each (Gregorian
solar) year. The Islamic year is considered to have started at sunset
of Thursday, July 15, 622 in the Julian calendar and has twelve months
of alternately 29 and 30 days, the last month having 30 days only in
leap years.
| February |
21 |
Waqf al Arafa |
| February |
23 |
Id al Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) |
| March |
15 |
Hijra New Year (Islamic New Year) |
| March |
24 |
Ashura |
| May |
24 |
Mawlid an Nabi (Muhammed's Birthday) |
| October |
4 |
Lailat al Miraj
(Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem & Ascension ) |
| October |
22 |
Lailat ul Bara'h (Night of Forgiveness) |
| November |
6 |
Beginning of Ramadan (month of fasting) |
| November |
29 |
Quds Day |
| December |
2 |
Lailat al Kadr |
| December |
6 |
Id al Fitr |
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