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The Islamic Calendar year is approximately 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar year, so the dates of Islamic holidays and events vary each year with respect to the Gregorian calendar. The first month of the Islamic calendar is Muharram, and the most significant month is Ramadan, during which Muslims observe fasting from dawn until sunset. The Islamic calendar is widely used in many Muslim-majority countries for religious and cultural purposes.
12 months of the Islamic Calendar, they are:
- Muharram: The first month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of mourning for some Muslims, especially Shia Muslims, who commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala.
- Safar: The second month of the Islamic calendar. It is considered an unlucky month by some Muslims, although this belief is not universal.
- Rabi’ al-awwal: The third month of the Islamic calendar. It is believed by many Muslims to be the month in which the Prophet Muhammad was born.
- Rabi’ al-thani: The fourth month of the Islamic calendar.
- Jumada al-awwal: The fifth month of the Islamic calendar.
- Jumada al-thani: The sixth month of the Islamic calendar.
- Rajab: The seventh month of the Islamic calendar. It is considered a sacred month by many Muslims, and is sometimes called the “Month of God.”
- Sha’ban: The eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of spiritual preparation for the month of Ramadan.
- Ramadan: The ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the month in which Muslims observe fasting from dawn until sunset. Ramadan is considered the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
- Shawwal: The tenth month of the Islamic calendar. It follows the month of Ramadan and is marked by the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, a festival that marks the end of the fasting period.
- Dhu al-Qidah: The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar. It is a sacred month for Muslims and is sometimes called the “Month of Truce.”
- Dhu al-Hijjah: The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the month in which the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca takes place, and is marked by the celebration of Eid al-Adha, a festival that commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
