The Names of Islamic Months

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar which is based on the movement of the moon, and each month starts the observance of a new moon for the first time.

There are 12 months, and each month has 29 or 30 days in the Islamic calendar, so each year has 354 days in a common year or 355 days in a leap year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar year.

#Month NameDays
1Muharram29/30
2Safar29/30
3Rabi' al-awwal29/30
4Rabi' al-thani29/30
5Jumada al-awwal29/30
6Jumada al-thani29/30
7Rajab29/30
8Sha'ban29/30
9Ramadan29/30
10Shawwal29/30
11Dhu al-Qi'dah29/30
12Dhu al-Hijjah29/30

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