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The Hijri year (Arabic: سَنة هِجْريّة) or era (التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar. It begins its count from the Islamic New Year in which Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to Yathrib (now Medina ) in 622 CE.
Important dates in the Islamic (Hijri) year are: 1 Muharram: the Islamic New Year. 10 Muharram: Day of Ashura. For both Shias and Sunnis, the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, and his followers.
The current Islamic year in Hijri calendar is AH. There are twelve Islamic months; the names of Islamic months are Muhararam, Safar, Rabi al-awwal, Rabi at-thani, jumādá al-ūlá, Jumādá al-ākhirah, Rajab, Sha‘bān, Ramaḍān, Shawwāl, Dhū al-Qa‘dah, Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
This is a list of Hijri years (Latin: anno Hegirae or AH) with the corresponding common era years where applicable. For Hijri years since 1297 AH (1879/1881 CE), the Gregorian date of 1 Muharram, the first day of the year in the Islamic calendar, is given.
IslamicGregorian Date Of 1 Muharram ( Tabular ...1298 AHSat 3/4 Dec 18801299 AHWed Nov 23, 18811300 AHSun Nov 12, 18821301 AHFri Nov 2, 1883People also ask
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Hijrī calendar or Muslim calendar. Key People: Omar Khayyam. Related Topics: Ramadan. Faṣlī era. Muḥarram. Shawwāl. Dhū al-Ḥijjah. Islamic calendar, dating system used in the Islamic world for religious purposes. (Most countries now use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes.)
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With just a few clicks, with Hijri Date Converter, you can convert dates from Hijri to Gregorian and Gregorian to Hijri and sync the Hijri dates with the regular calendar. The Islamic Calendar is based on the Hijri Year. The Hijri Year started when the Prophet (PBUH) migrated from Makkah to Madinah.
The Islamic New Year (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented.
