Islamic calendar

Islamic calendar

n. The lunar calendar used by Muslims, reckoned from the year of the Hegira in ad 622. See Table at calendar.

Islam′ic cal′endar

n. the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months.

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Islamic calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 yearsMohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendarlunar calendar - a calendar based on lunar cyclesIslamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendarMoharram, Muharram, Muharrum - the first month of the Islamic calendarSafar, Saphar - the second month of the Islamic calendarRabi I - the third month of the Islamic calendarRabi II - the fourth month of the Islamic calendarJomada I, Jumada I - the fifth month of the Islamic calendarJomada II, Jumada II - the sixth month of the Islamic calendarRajab - the seventh month of the Islamic calendarShaaban, Sha'ban - the eighth month of the Islamic calendarRamadan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faithShawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendarDhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah - the eleventh month of the Islamic calendarDhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah - the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years