For Muslims, a month starts when a new moon is sighted. Here Middle East Eye explains why the Islamic calendar is different to the one most people are used to A new crescent moon marks the start of a new month in the Islamic lunar calendar (AFP) More than 1.8 billion Muslims around the world follow the Islamic calendar in …
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The History And Great Importance of Islamic Months
Monthly calendars play a vital role in scheduling of time and important events in lives of their respective followers. There are many kinds of almanacs made from people of different religions and regions for sake of knowing about specific traditions, occasions and holidays etc. like Gregorian (Christian), Chinese and Hijri (Islamic) calendars. All of such charts are based on the …
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