The Islamic Calendar

As mentioned earlier, there are 12 months in the Islamic Year. The Names and meanings of these months are given below.1 Muḥarram This was named as such because it was a sacred month (bloodshed was forbidden – ‘Ḥarām’ in this month). According to ibn Kathīr, it was named as such to emphasize its sacredness because […]

In Sūrah at-Tawbah, verse 36, Allāh says: “Surely, the number of months according to Allāh is twelve (as written) in the Book of Allāh on the day He created the heavens and the Earth, of which there are four sacred months. That is the right faith. So, do not wrong yourselves therein.” From this, we […]

Living in the West, we are all familiar with the Gregorian Calendar, the years, the months, even the dates which are significant to Christians. The real question is, how many of us are familiar with the Islamic Calendar? Can we say that we know the significant dates in Islām or the names of the months? […]