The Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri calendar, is a lunar calendar used in Islamic religious worship.
In their religious practice, Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which consists of twelve lunar months. Each month may be 29 or 30 days. On an average, there are 355 days in a lunar year. The fact that the lunar year has approximately ten days less than the solar year, brings an Islamic anniversary ten days ahead each year in the solar calendar.
Following are the names of the Islamic months.
1. Muharram The first month of the Islamic calendar
2. Safar
3. Rabi-ul-Awwal The month of the Holy Prophet’s birth, Hijrah and death.
4. Rabi-ul-Thani
5. Jumada-l-Ula
6. Jumada-th-Thaniyya
7. Rajab
8. Shaaban
9. Ramadhan – The month in which the Holy Qur’an started to be revealed and the month in which the Muslims fast.
10. Shawwal – On the first day of this month Eid-ul Fitr is celebrated.
11. Dhul Qadah
12. Dhul Hijja The month in which the Hajj is performed and Eid-ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th of this month.