Islamic calendar

noun

: a lunar calendar reckoned from the Hegira in a.d. 622 and organized in cycles of 30 years see Months of the Principal Calendars Table

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This is the second Eid in the Islamic calendar. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Eid al-Fitr, which happens at the end of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, marks the breaking of the fast. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026 Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year. — Mariyam Muhammad, Oklahoman, 18 Mar. 2026 Eid al-Fitr is the first of two celebratory days in the Islamic calendar, both observed every year. — Mariyam Muhammad, The Providence Journal, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Islamic calendar

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First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Islamic calendar was in 1912

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