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  2. Islamic holidays - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

  3. Eid al-Adha - Wikipedia

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    The lunar calendar is approximately eleven days shorter than the solar calendar. [ 46 ] [ a ] Each year, Eid al-Adha (like other Islamic holidays) falls on one of about two to four Gregorian dates in parts of the world, because the boundary of crescent visibility is different from the International Date Line .

  4. Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

  5. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    10th month of the Islamic calendar 1-2 Shawwal: May 24-25, 2020 Eid al-Fitr: Chaand Raat, Durbar festival, Lebaran: 2 Shawwal: May 25, 2020 Shia Day of Remembrance: Battle of the Trench (Khandak) 8 Shawwal: May 31, 2020 Day of Sorrow: 9 Shawwal: June 1, 2020 Shia Day of Remembrance: Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed: 10 Shawwal ...

  6. Ashura - Wikipedia

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    It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Sunni Muslims , Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites . Also on this day, Noah disembarked from the Ark , God forgave Adam , and Joseph was released from prison, among various other auspicious events having ...

  7. Day of Arafah - Wikipedia

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    Islamic: Significance: Commemoration of Muhammad's Farewell Sermon and completion of the message of Islam. Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims who did not go to Hajj fast to repent for their sins. Observances: Prayer, fasting, repentance: Date: 9 Dhu al-Hijjah: 2024 date: 15 June: Frequency: once every Islamic year: Related to

  8. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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    Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world.

  9. Shab-e-Barat - Wikipedia

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    Shab-e-Barat (lit. ' Barat Night '), Cheragh-e-Barat, Berat Kandili, or Nisfu Syaaban (Southeastern Asian Muslims) is a Mid-Sha'ban related cultural celebration celebrated in many South Asian, Central Asian, South East Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim countries, on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.