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Islamic calendar

American  
[is-lam-ik kal-uhn-der, -lahmik, iz-] / ɪsˈlæm ɪk ˈkæl ən dər, -ˈlɑmɪk, ɪz- /

noun

  1. the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-Awwal, Rabi al-Thani, Jumada al-Awwa, Jumada al-Thani, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-Hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-Hijjah contains one extra day.

Etymology

Origin of Islamic calendar

First recorded in 1910–15

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