How to Use Islamic calendar in a Sentence

Islamic calendar

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• The reason why the dates of Ramadan are always unsure is because the Islamic calendar is based the moon.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
• Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which honors when Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad, also follows the moon.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
• Each number started with the year of entry on the Islamic calendar.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
• Ramadan takes place in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, but because of the lunar cycle, the specific dates for Ramadan vary year to year.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 22 Feb. 2023
• Here’s what to know about Ramadan, the holiest period in the Islamic calendar and the informal deadline for a Gaza cease-fire deal.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Ramadan, one of the holiest months of the Islamic calendar, began Wednesday evening.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
• Eid al-Fitr, a two-to-three-day festival at the end of Ramadan, on April 9, is one of two eids celebrated on the Islamic calendar each year.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024
• Eid al-Fitr, a two-to-three-day festival at the end of Ramadan, on April 9, is one of two eids celebrated on the Islamic calendar each year.
  — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar based on the phases of our satellite.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2022
• The Islamic calendar is lunar and dependent on the different phases of the moon.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
• The day changes yearly because it is set using the Islamic calendar, which follows the lunar cycle.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
• Ramadan is the holiest period of the Islamic calendar, observed by a month of fasting.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, with 1.8 billion people observing it each year worldwide.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
• Since Ramadan follows the lunar Islamic calendar, the holiday commences when the first crescent of a new moon is spotted.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• Many Muslims all around the world are currently observing Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2023
• Ramadan is the holiest and most important month of the Islamic calendar, yet the worship and religious obligations are all but swept under the rug for mothers.
  — Zainab Khan, ELLE, 4 Apr. 2023
• Nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide will celebrate the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
  — Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2022
• On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of worshipers gathered there without incident for Laylat al Qadr, one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar.
  — David S. Cloud, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
• Muslim holidays follow a lunar calendar known as the Hijri or Islamic calendar, which calculates the amount of time the moon takes to cycle through each of its phases.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2023
• Since the Islamic calendar adheres to the lunar calendar of 12 months rather than the Gregorian calendar, a solar calendar used in the Western part of the globe, every month starts as the new crescent moon emerges.
  — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 8 Apr. 2022
• Recognized as the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a holy month of fasting, Ramadan is a religious holiday that marks when Muhammad received the initial revelations that would become the Quran.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• However there were much fewer police on shift last week as Pakistanis observed Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals of the Islamic calendar.
  — Asim Khan, CNN, 3 July 2023
• Because the Islamic calendar follows a lunar calendar, Ramadan falls at a different time of year, every year.
  — Yumna Jawad, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2021
• However, the Islamic calendar follows the lunar cycle, which causes the holiday to shift by at least a 10 day margin each year on the Gregorian calendar.
  — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 14 Mar. 2022
• Although many Saudis solely use the Islamic calendar, toggling to the English option will switch to the Gregorian calendar.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
• Eid al Adha is one of the most significant holidays on the Islamic calendar, and is celebrated by millions of Muslims worldwide.
  — Manal Aman, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2023
• Rules like no eating or drinking in public during Ramadan are other pointed assertions of values that grate on some expats; house parties ramp up during the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022
• The Islamic calendar is about 11 days shorter than the western Gregorian solar calendar, so Eid al-Adha falls on an earlier day every year.
  — USA TODAY, 25 June 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024