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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Such controversies ultimately raised the question of just how universal Islamic calendar time could be, given that Muslims lived all over the world.
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Vanessa Ogle, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2015
Hajj lasts five or six days in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Because the Islamic calendar is lunar and shorter than the Gregorian calendar, the timing of Hajj on the Gregorian calendar shifts slightly each year.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
In Gaza, Palestinians marking Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, found little to celebrate Monday.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Vanessa Ogle, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2015
Hajj lasts five or six days in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Because the Islamic calendar is lunar and shorter than the Gregorian calendar, the timing of Hajj on the Gregorian calendar shifts slightly each year.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
In Gaza, Palestinians marking Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, found little to celebrate Monday.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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