Tuesday, November 22, 2011

1 MUHARRAM 1433 HIJRAH


SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AWAL MUHARRAM 1433 HIJRAH WHICH FALLS ON 27 NOVEMBER 2011

MUHARRAM First month of the Islamic lunar calendar.


Hijrah: Migration. Typically refers to the migration of Muhammad and his Companions from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E. the first year in the Islamic calendar.

Islamic Calendar: Also known as hijrah calendar. Lunar calendar consisting of twelve months, each of which lasts from the first sighting of one crescent moon to the first sighting of the next, approximately twenty-nine or thirty days. The year is 354 days long. The months in order are Muharram, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jamadilawal, Jamadilakhir, Rejab, Syaaban, Ramadhan, Syawal, Zulkaedah and Zulhijjah. Holidays occur during different seasons from year to year since the calendar is lunar rather than solar. Days run from sunset to sunset. Year 1 of the Islamic calendar begins with the Muslim emigration (hijrah) from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.




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