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📆The Islamic calendar📆

Muslims calendar also known as the Hijri calendar (AH) is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events  in many muslim countries and used by muslims everywhere to determine the proper days on which to observe the annual fast, hajj n celebrate other islamic holidays and festivals.Muslims measure the passage of time using the islamic (hijrah) calendar. This calendar has 12 lunar months, the beginnings and endings of which are determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Years are counted since the hijrah, which is when the prophet Muhammed PBUH migrated from makkah to medinah(approxiametly 622 A.D) each numbered year is designated either H for hijra or AH for the latin anno hegirae(in the year of the hijra).  

The islamic calendar was first introduced by the close companion of the prophet PBUH, Umar ibn Al-khattab RA. during his leadership of the muslim community,in approximately 638 A.D, he consulted with his advisors in order to come to a decision regarding the various dating systems used at that time. It was agreed that the most appropriate refrence point fo the islamic calendar was the Hijrah, since it was an important turning point for the muslim community,after the emigration to madinah (formerly known as yathrib), the muslims were able to organize and establish the first real muslim communtiy, with social ,political, and economic independence. Life in madinah allowed the muslim community to mature and strengthen,and the people developed an entire society based on islamic principles.