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In the
name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful |
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In the Holy
Quran we read: |
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"They ask thee about the new moons. Say, These are means
for measuring time for people's affairs and for the
Pilgrimage" (Holy Quran, Ch. 2 V. 190) |
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made use of both the lunar and solar system of measuring
times. Where worship is to be performed in different
parts of the day the solar system of reckoning time is
used as in the five daily Prayers or for the beginning
and breaking of the fast, and where worship is to be
completed within a particular month or part thereof, the
lunar system is used, as in the determination of the
month or part thereof, the lunar system is used, as in
the determination of the month of fasting or fixing the
time of Hajj or other festivals. |
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To
calculate conversions from one calendar year to the
other the following formula is used: |
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G = H - ( (3
* H) / 100 ) + 622 |
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H = G + ( (
G - 622) / 32 ) - 622 |
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Where G =
Gregorian year (AD) |
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H = Hijra
year (AH) |
| Thus 2000 AD
is 1421 AH |
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Islamic calendar consists of
twelve lunar months. Each
month may be of 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting
of the new moon.
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An lunar
year has, on average, 355 days. This is 10 days less
than the solar year. Hence an
Islamic year is moved ahead 10 days each year in
solar calendar year.
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Following are the names of the
Islamic
months: |
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