coloring with islam
all about the calendar used in the muslim world, that are based on the moon movement.
We are already at the end of the month of Safar 1433 AH today. Now, the islamic month of Rabi’ul Awwal is coming. This year the month begins on 24 January and ends on 22 February 2012 as calculated based on the islamic calendar of Ummul Qura, Saudi Arabia. Thus, it has 30 days. In … Read more
Muslims all over the world is entering the Islamic New Year 1433 at this time, either on 26 or 27 November 2011. The islamic calendar is started with the month Muharram. This year it has 30 days, and based on Ummul Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia, it starts at 26 November and ends at 25 … Read more
Just a quick announcement. The PDFs of the islamic calendar for the year 2012 are available at Alhabib’s main site. They are available for both Ummul Qura and Global islamic calendars. Both of them actually have the same corresponding dates in Christian Era calendar for 2012. The year 2012 will have dates from year 1433 … Read more
Shawwal is the 10th month in islamic calendar. It comes after the fasting month of Ramadan. This year, Shawwal 1432 AH begins on 30 August 2011 and ends on 28 September 2011. Therefore there are 30 days in Shawwal 1432 AH. Here is a monthly calendar prepared for you for the month of Shawwal 1432 … Read more
The month of Ramadan is the 9th month in the islamic calendar system. It is the most popular month among muslims for in it muslims are obliged to fast for the whole month. Ramadan is also special because in this month the Qur’an was revealed and there is a special night called “Lailat-ul-Qadr” or the … Read more
The month of Sha’ban is the 8th month of islamic calendar. This year, the hijri dates of Sha’ban 1432 AH starts at 2nd July 2011 and ends at 31st July. So, it has 30 days and all of its dates fall in July. Both the Ummul Qura calendar for Sha’ban 1432 and Global islamic calendar … Read more