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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Hajj lasts five or six days in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
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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
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and is one of the most important holidays on the Islamic calendar.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
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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
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and is one of the most important holidays on the Islamic calendar.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
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