Arabic Countries

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The following dates on the Gregorian calendar corespond to the Islamic new year:

Islamic Year
1430 1431

Gregorian Date
28129 December 2008 17118 December 2009

AH AH

1432
1433

Atr

7/8 December 2010


26127 November

AH 1434 AH 1435 AH 1436 AH 1437 AH

20ll

November 2012 4/5 November 2013 24125 October 2014 l3ll4l15 October 2015

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l. Muhurram ("Forbidden" - it is one of the four mgnths durins which it is forbidden to waqe war or fieht)
2.

Sufir ("limpty" or "Yellow")


Ruhiu Awal ("First spring")

3.

4. Rubia Tftari ("Second spring") 5. J u ma ada.rl ual (" F'irst freeze") 6. Jumaoela Thani ("Second treeze")

7, Rajub ("'l'o respect" - this is another holy month when fighting is prohibited)
8. Sha'ban ("To spread and distribute") 9. Ramadan ("Parched

thirst" - this

is tbe month of daytime fasting)

10. Shnwwal ("To be light and vigorous")

ll.

Dhul-Qitelaft ("The month of rest" - another month when no warfare or fighting is allowed)

12. Dhut-Hijjalr ("The rnonth of lj-glj" - this is the month of the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, again when no warfare or fighting is allowed)

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