Hijri calendar
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The Hijri calendar or Islamic calendar
or Muslim calendar ( or ; taqvīm-e hejri-ye; ; Islami taqwīm) can mean:
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar 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 day on which to celebrate Islamic...
or Muslim calendar ( or ; taqvīm-e hejri-ye; ; Islami taqwīm) can mean:
- Lunar Hijri calendarIslamic calendarThe Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar 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 day on which to celebrate Islamic...
(Islamic calendar) - Solar Hijri calendarIranian calendarThe Iranian calendars or sometimes called Persian calendars are a succession of calendars invented or used for over two millennia in Greater Iran...
(Iranian calendar; only in Persian contexts)