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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Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, recognizing the month when the Quran was believed to be revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Ramadan rotates around the calendar, taking place in various seasons because the Islamic calendar is calculated based on the lunar calendar.
—Pam Defiglio, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
That’s because the aforementioned Islamic calendar follows the lunar cycle with months of either 30 or 29 days.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Islamic calendar is entirely lunar-based, meaning Ramadan shifts earlier each year in the Gregorian calendar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Ramadan rotates around the calendar, taking place in various seasons because the Islamic calendar is calculated based on the lunar calendar.
—Pam Defiglio, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
That’s because the aforementioned Islamic calendar follows the lunar cycle with months of either 30 or 29 days.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The Islamic calendar is entirely lunar-based, meaning Ramadan shifts earlier each year in the Gregorian calendar.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Islamic calendar
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