Alhabib's Blog

After a bit thinkering of the actionscript code that propels the islamic calendar widgets on my site, I can now generate the yearly or monthly calendar automatically. The generated calendar has the islamic hijri dates along side the dates in christian era (CE). The calendar is color coded so that you can find easily when the hijri month starts and its corresponding date in christian era. For those who practise the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh.: fasting for three days each lunar month on the days of full moon (Yaum al-Bidh), these days are also marked. An info box about important islamic dates (Islamic New Year, Ashura, Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha) for the year is also presented.

Since for my widgets I use two islamic calendar systems, namely Ummul Qura (based on moon presence at Makkah) and the Suggested Global Islamic Calendar (based on predicted global sighting), you will also find two versions of the calendars.

Please visit the following links to see the calendars:

• Ummul Qura 2009
• Global 2009

The year 2009 corresponds to year 1430 and 1431 AH (anno hegira, after hijrah).

Hope you will find these useful.