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  2. Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Islamic holidays - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

  4. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    9th month of the Islamic calendar 1 Ramadan April 24, 2020 First day of Ramadan Public holiday in Malaysia: 14 Ramadan May 7, 2020 Garangao: 15 Ramadan May 8, 2020 Gargee'an: 17 Ramadan May 10, 2020 Day of Nuzul Al-Quran Public holiday in Malaysia, this date is also celebrated in Indonesia. See also 22 Ramadan for alternative date. 19 Ramadan ...

  5. Islamic New Year - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic New Year (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram.

  6. Category:Islamic holy days - Wikipedia

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  7. Muharram - Wikipedia

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    Tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. For Sunni Muslims , Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Also on this day, Noah disembarked from the Ark , [ 3 ] God forgave Adam , and Joseph was released from prison, among various auspicious events ...

  8. Day of Arafah - Wikipedia

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    The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. [4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha. [5] At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby ...

  9. Dhu al-Hijjah - Wikipedia

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    During this month, Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba. The Hajj rites begin on the eighth day and continue for four or five days. The Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha, the "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the tenth day and ends on the thirteenth day. [1]