Moslem calendar

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Moslem calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar lunar calendar - a calendar based on lunar cycles Islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendar Moharram, Muharram, Muharrum - the first month of the Islamic calendar Safar, Saphar - the second month of the Islamic calendar Rabi I - the third month of the Islamic calendar Rabi II - the fourth month of the Islamic calendar Jomada I, Jumada I - the fifth month of the Islamic calendar Jomada II, Jumada II - the sixth month of the Islamic calendar Rajab - the seventh month of the Islamic calendar Shaaban, Sha'ban - the eighth month of the Islamic calendar Ramadan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith Shawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendar Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah - the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah - the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years

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