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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Eid al-Fitr, which happens at the end of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, marks the breaking of the fast.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The whole assemblage costs over US$5 million annually, paid from the Saudi treasury; the covering is replaced once a year on the first day of the Islamic calendar.
—Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Muharram, in the Islamic calendar, the first month of the year, which is considered a sacred time in Islam.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
This is the second Eid in the Islamic calendar.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The whole assemblage costs over US$5 million annually, paid from the Saudi treasury; the covering is replaced once a year on the first day of the Islamic calendar.
—Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
Muharram, in the Islamic calendar, the first month of the year, which is considered a sacred time in Islam.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
This is the second Eid in the Islamic calendar.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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“Islamic calendar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Islamic%20calendar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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