Islamic Calendar Holidays Will Be Observed in New York Schools

In a decision by New York City Major, public schools will have 2 days off for the two Eids of muslims according to the dates in islamic calendar, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. This move is very welcomed by muslims community as commented below: “The NYC Muslim community looks forward to finally having the Eid holidays recognized … Read more

Download Islamic Calendar 2014 in PDF!

[alert]You may be looking for: Islamic Calendar 2023 in PDF.[/alert] Alhamdulillah, the islamic calendar corresponding the gregorian calendar of 2014 is now available for download as PDF at Alhabib Web Service. As usual, you can view the calendar online or download it as PDF. The calendar spans year 1435 and 1436 AH. You will also … Read more

When the Richest Turns the Poorest

This is an excertp from the book – Keys to Happiness in Islam. Happiness in islam does not relate solely to the wealth or richness of someone. Islam deals more towards inner happiness and spreading happiness to other fellow muslims. The teachings of Islam will most certainly cause you to forget your worries and will … Read more

The History of the Names of the Islamic Calendar Months

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The Origin of naming of the months on the moon calendar The table below shows the names of months in moon calendar from various versions No. The Thamud Calendar (narrated by Al-Azdi) The Calendar before Islam (narrated by Al-Bairuni) The Calendar before Islam (narrated by Al-Mas’udi) The Calendar since Islam 1 Mujab Al-Mu’tamir Natiq Muharram … Read more

The Origin of Islamic Calendar

Below is an excerpt on the history of the origin of islamic calendar. The purely lunar calendar is known as qamariya (arabic qamar means the moon). It is also known as hijri calendar from the arabic word hegira, which means emmigration. The Prophet Muhammad pbuh, did not order anything regarding islamic calendar as an administrative … Read more