Islamic calendar
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- noun
- /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk ˈkælɪndər/
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calendario islámico
- They celebrate a specific calendar event, the most important of which is in Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
- days in the Islamic calendar
That is to say, the Islamic calendar starts with the hejira.
- That is to say, the Islamic calendar starts with the hejira.
Examples
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In AD 622, the first year of the Islamic calendar, Muhammad and his band of followers established the first community of believers in a small town in Arabia.
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That is to say, the Islamic calendar starts with the hejira.
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Islamic calendar
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Whereas a visit to Mecca is helpful any time of the year, it should occur throughout the month of the Islamic calendar (the last month of the monotheism year) to meet the wants of the Hajj.
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It is the day of Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, and its epicenter is at Karbala in Iraq.
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The Islamic calendar is used to determine the dates of important Islamic holidays, such as Eid al-Fitr.
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Millions of Muslims follow the Islamic calendar to observe Ramadan every year.
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The Islamic calendar consists of twelve lunar months, each beginning with the sighting of the moon.
Synonyms
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A lunar calendar used by Muslims that starts in the year 622 and whose months move through the solar year
A calendar based on moon months used by Muslims
A lunar calendar used by Muslims that starts in 622 AD and whose months move through the year
Muslims use a moon-based calendar to date religious events and festivals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase transparently combines 'Islamic' (connected to Islam) and 'calendar' (a system for organizing years/months), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to the calendar used by Muslims. Specific cultural details (that it is lunar and begins from the Hijra in 622 AD) are background knowledge beyond the compound, but the core referent is directly compositional and cross-linguistically obvious.
Etymology
Islamic calendar began in the year 622 after the Prophet Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina called the 'Hijra'. The word Islamic shows its link to Islam and the word calendar means it counts months by the moon, so the year is shorter than the solar year and people use it to decide religious holidays like Ramadan.