English > Muslim calendar: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | The lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years. |
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| Synonyms | Islamic calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar |
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| Parts | Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah, Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah | The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj |
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| Dhu'l-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Qadah | The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar |
| Islamic calendar month | Any lunar month in the Muslim calendar |
| Jumada I, Jomada I | The fifth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Jumada II, Jomada II | The sixth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Muharram, Moharram, Muharrum | The first month of the Islamic calendar |
| Rabi I | The third month of the Islamic calendar |
| Rabi II | The fourth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Rajab | The seventh month of the Islamic calendar |
| Ramadan | The ninth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Safar, Saphar | The second month of the Islamic calendar |
| Sha'ban, Shaaban | The eighth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Shawwal | The tenth month of the Islamic calendar |
| Broader | lunar calendar | A calendar based on lunar cycles |
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| Spanish | calendario mahometano, calendario musulmán |
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