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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Prosecutors also wrote in that filing that Jalloh suggested to an FBI source that Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic calendar, was a good time to conduct an attack.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Every player on Dearborn is currently observing Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
—Matt Finkel, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The incident occurred halfway through the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which Muslims all over the world fast from sunrise to sunset.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Every year on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar and the same day as the Battle of Karbala, Shiite Muslims inside and outside of Iran observe Ashura and commemorate the slaying of Hussain by reenacting his death and performing self-flagellation, among other rituals.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Every player on Dearborn is currently observing Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
—Matt Finkel, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The incident occurred halfway through the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which Muslims all over the world fast from sunrise to sunset.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Every year on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar and the same day as the Battle of Karbala, Shiite Muslims inside and outside of Iran observe Ashura and commemorate the slaying of Hussain by reenacting his death and performing self-flagellation, among other rituals.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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