Safar 8. Sha'ban 3. Ramadan 4. Shawwal 5. Jumada al-awwal Jumada I Dhu al-Qi'dah 6. Jumada al-thani Jumada II Dhu al-Hijjah. Due to different transliterations of the Arabic alphabet, other spellings of the months are possible.
Although new moons may be calculated quite precisely, the actual visibility of the crescent is much more difficult 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 difficult to give accurate information in advance about when a new month will start. Furthermore, some Muslims depend on a local sighting of the moon, whereas others depend on a sighting by authorities somewhere in the Muslim world.
Both are valid Islamic practices, but they may lead to different starting days for the months. The phase cycle of the Moon is equivalent to This is roughly 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar, which has For example, in the Gregorian calendar, summer always occurs in the months of June, July, and August.
For example, one year, Ramadan would occur in the winter and then a decade later, it will occur in autumn. This is beneficial because it means that every Muslim around the world experiences the changing seasons of Ramadan, Hajj, and every other Islamic holiday.
If Muslims followed the Gregorian calendar, then Ramadan would be set to one month around the world. This means that, for example, if Ramadan occurs in the summer in the northern hemisphere, it would occur in the winter in the southern hemisphere, which puts the Muslims in the northern hemisphere at a disadvantage because they have to fast for a longer amount of time compared to other Muslims around the world.
As a result, every Muslim around the world gets to experience each Islamic holiday, whether that be the month of Ramadan or the Hajj pilgrimage, in different seasons and for a different time period, spanning an average of 33 years of their lifetime.
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The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar used by Muslims around the world to determine the timing of important religious observations such as Ramadan and Hajj. Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, the days change relative to the Gregorian calendar.
Every month is either 29 or 30 days. If the new crescent is spotted on the twenty-ninth day, then the new month begins on the next day. If the crescent is not spotted, then the new month starts after the thirtieth day. It is only necessary for one Muslim in the community to spot the moon.
The ninth month of the year is Ramadan, a month of fasting and piety. The beginning of the next month, Shawwal, is Eid al Fitr, one of two important holy celebrations in Islam.
Dhul-Hija, the twelfth and final month, is the prescribed time for the pilgrimage, Hajj.
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