The Islamic Calendar

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The Islamic or Hijri calendar is a pure lunar calendar. It has 12 months, following the movement of the moon, making each month 29-30 days for a total of 355 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar year, over time the calendar appears to "drift" in comparison to the solar calendar, meaning that each month will occur during different solar seasons over the years. The Islamic calendar is for religious purposes and adds no extra days or years to match up with the seasons or the solar year.

Months

#	Month	Meaning
1	al-Muḥarram	Forbidden
2	Ṣafar	Void
3	Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal	1st Spring
4	​Rabīʿ ath-Thānī	Last Spring
5	​Jumādā al-ʾŪlā	1st of Parched Land
6	Jumādā ath-Thāniyah	Last of Parched Land
7	Rajab	Respect
8	Shaʿbān	Separation
9	Ramaḍān	Burning heat (of fasting)
10	Shawwāl	Raised
11	​Ḏū al-Qaʿdah	Truce
12	Ḏū al-Ḥijjah	The month of piligrimage

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