Months of the Islamic Year and the use of miladi calendar In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds and good tidings be upon those who fear Him, and there is no enmity except upon the wrongdoers. And...
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Months of the Islamic Year and the use of miladi calendar In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds and good tidings be upon those who fear Him, and there is no enmity except upon the wrongdoers. And Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad and all his family and companions. As for what follows: The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. The Islamic year has twelve months that are based on a lunar cycle. Islamic months begin at sunset, on the day when the lunar crescent is visually sighted. Although new moons may be calculated quite precisely, the actual visibility of the crescent is much more diffcult to predict. It depends on factors such as weather, the optical properties of the atmosphere, and the location of the observer. It is therefore very diffcult to give accurate information in advance about when a new month will start. That's the reason why one can’t print a reliable Islamic calendar in advance. However,
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