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… Continue Reading
The islamic calendar is purely lunar and consists of 12 months. While it is a divine order by Allah to observe such calendar system, the names of the months in the islamic calendar was not pre-defined by Allah or the… Continue Reading
As the month of Shaban 1433 AH approaching us, here is a PDF of the monthly islamic calendar available to download. The month of Sha’ban this year corresponds to 21 June 2012 to 19 July 2012 and has 29 days.… Continue Reading
