Islamic calendar
noun
: a lunar calendar reckoned from the Hegira in a.d. 622 and organized in cycles of 30 years see Months of the Principal Calendars Table
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Eid Al-Fitr: How Ramadan ends The day after Ramadan ends starts one of the major holidays in the Islamic calendar: Eid Al-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking the Fast.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Crescent Moon And Ramadan’s Beginning Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, begins with the sighting of the crescent moon following the new moon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In the Islamic calendar a month starts when the young crescent moon is first observed after sunset; the timing of such observations varies slightly with one's location on Earth.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Crescent Moon And Ramadan’s Beginning Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, begins with the sighting of the crescent moon following the new moon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In the Islamic calendar a month starts when the young crescent moon is first observed after sunset; the timing of such observations varies slightly with one's location on Earth.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Islamic calendar
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