Countdown to Hijri New Year...
What is it?
QuickFacts
1. The islamic calendar is called Al-Hijri calendar
2. Each numbered year is designated either "H" for Hijra or "AH" for the Latin anno Hegirae ("in the year of the Hijra")
3. It is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 days.
4. The Islamic New Year begins on the first day of the first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram, the month in which Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE (the Hijra).
5. The Hijri months are as follows:
1- Muharram
2- Safar
3- Rabee’ Al-Awwal
4- Rabe'i al-Aakhir
5- Jumaadaa al-Oulaa
6- Jumaadaa al-Aakhirah
7- Rajab
8- Sha’baan
9- Ramadan
10- Shawwaal
11- Thul-Qi’dah
12- Thul-Hijjah
Happy New Hijri Year 1436 AH. !
What is it?
QuickFacts
1. The islamic calendar is called Al-Hijri calendar
2. Each numbered year is designated either "H" for Hijra or "AH" for the Latin anno Hegirae ("in the year of the Hijra")
3. It is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 days.
4. The Islamic New Year begins on the first day of the first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram, the month in which Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE (the Hijra).
5. The Hijri months are as follows:
1- Muharram
2- Safar
3- Rabee’ Al-Awwal
4- Rabe'i al-Aakhir
5- Jumaadaa al-Oulaa
6- Jumaadaa al-Aakhirah
7- Rajab
8- Sha’baan
9- Ramadan
10- Shawwaal
11- Thul-Qi’dah
12- Thul-Hijjah
Happy New Hijri Year 1436 AH. !