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Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
Islam. There are two official [according to whom?] holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar.
The Hijri year ( Arabic: سَنة هِجْريّة) or era ( التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar. It begins its count from the Islamic New Year in which Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Yathrib (now Medina) in 622 CE. This event, known as the Hijrah, is commemorated in ...
Mawlid, also known as Eid Milad-un-Nabi, is an annual festival observed by many Muslims. It is a celebration of the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birth. While the Prophet Muhammad was alive ...
The festive Muslim holiday comes twice a year, though each Eid is different and has its own special history. If you're not familiar with Islam or with its customs and beliefs, here's a primer on Eid.
On the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth and final month. Specifically, it takes place on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah. There are two major Muslim holidays per ...
Outside the Muslim-majority regions, only Muslims are entitled to a one-day holiday. In Xinjiang province, Eid al-Fitr is even celebrated by the Han Chinese population. During the holiday, supplies of mutton, lamb and beef are distributed to households as part of a welfare program funded by government agencies, public and private institutions ...
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