Islamic calendar
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Islamic calendar
n.
The lunar calendar used by Muslims, reckoned from the year of the Hegira in ad 622. See Table at calendar.
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Islam′ic cal′endar
n.
the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months.
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| Noun | 1. |  Islamic calendar - 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 yearslunar calendar - a calendar based on lunar cycles Islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim 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; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith Shawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendar Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah - the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah - the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years |
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