moslem calendar
Noun: 1. The Islamic lunar calendar: A calendar system used in Islam that is based on the cycles of the Moon. It counts years from the Hijrah (the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE). Its months begin with the sighting of the new crescent moon. Because it is a purely lunar calendar of about 354 days, its months and religious observances, like Ramadan, occur about 11 days earlier each solar year, completing a full cycle through the seasons approximately every 32 solar years.
- Noun:
- Ramadan is the ninth month of the Moslem calendar.
- The date of Eid al-Fitr is determined by the Moslem calendar.
- Scholars study the Moslem calendar to understand the timing of historical Islamic events.
- "To calculate according to the Moslem calendar": To determine a date using the Islamic lunar system.
- The start of the new month is calculated according to the Moslem calendar based on moon sightings.
- Islamic calendar: A more contemporary and widely used synonym for the Moslem calendar.
- Hijri calendar: Another common name, derived from the Hijrah (Hegira).
- Lunar calendar: The general category of calendars based on moon phases, which includes the Moslem calendar.
- Islamic calendar
- Hijri calendar
The term "Moslem calendar" refers specifically to one system. It does not have other unrelated meanings. The spelling "Moslem" is an older variant of "Muslim"; the calendar is more commonly referred to today as the "Islamic calendar" or "Hijri calendar."
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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
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