The start and status of Hijr calendar

The holy Prophet left the esteemed city of Makkah on Thursday, 27 Safar in the thirteenth year of prophethood. This migration is called Hijrah in Arabic. On Monday, 12 Rabiul Awwal, he reached Qub village in the outskirts of Madnah. The Islmic calendar starts on the day of his arrival at Qub. The reason for adoption of this day as the starting point of Islmic calendar is related to the events of the days of Hazrat Umars caliphate. At the time the blessings of Islmic conquests had reached far and wide and the administrative affairs had become quite elaborate and this invariably required recording of events with dates. So, there was a universal demand from every quarter for a formal Islmic calendar. The need was felt by Hazrat Umar himself who convened a meeting of the wise counsels. After much deliberation, it was unanimously decided that we Muslims should not follow the calendar and system of year-reckoning of other nations. Rather we should take the year of the momentous event of Hijrah as the starting year of Islmic calendar. This was the year in the history of mankind when humanity discovered the invaluable solution for what till then had been an insolvable mystery: the matter of true faith and belief, forbearance and constancy, and courage and chivalry. In the same meeting, Muharram was made the first month of the Islmic calendar as this was the month in which Muslims used to start their businesses afresh after return from Haj and as this month had always been held in reverence. This historic decision was taken in the year 17 AH (After Hijrah). From then on, all the holy companions, saintly men, and venerable clerics have been maintaining the Hijr calendar and preaching the Muslims to observe the calendar as this is one of the emblems of Islm. Moreover, the names of the Hijr months, at times referred to as lunar months, have been spoken by the blessed tongue of the holy Prophet himself. This calendar also serves as a reminder for the epoch-making event of the holy Prophets Hijrah. In light of the above, Muslims should understand the religious, national and historic status of Hijr calendar and adopt this calendar alongside the government-promoted Gregorian calendar.

Islamic months
The Islmic months are twelve in number. Every month consists of 29 or 30 days. The months start with appearance of the new moon in the western sky. The months are: (1) Muharram-ul Harm (2) Safar-ul Muzaffar (3) Rab-ul Awwal (4) Rab-ul khir (5) Jumda-l l (6) Jumda-l khr (7) Rajab-ul Murajjab (8) Sha'bn-ul Muazzam (9) Ramazn-ul Mubrak (10) Shawwl-ul Mukarram (11) Zil Qadah (12) Zil Hijjah

Months of Gregorian calendar

January February March April May Yanyir Fibryar Mris Abrl My

June July August September October November December

Yni Yli Ugus us Sibtimbir Uktbar Nfimbar Dsambar

Days of the week

A week consists of seven days. Ten days make up an asharah. Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Yaum-ul Jumuah Yaum-us Sabt Yaum-ul Ahad Yaum-ul Ithnain Yaum-uth Thulth Yaum-ul Arbi Yaum-ul Khams

Words for times

Second Minute Hour Day Night Morning Evening Noon Midnight Today Yesterday Annual Tomorrow Day after tomorrow Day before yesterday Week The current week The last week The coming week Year The current year The past year The coming year Century

The four directions

East West North South

Seasons
Summer Winter Autumn Spring

Arabic numbers
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Ten Twenty Thirty Forty Fifty Sixty Seventy Eighty Ninety Hundred

Prepared by: Action-oriented Pan-Islmic Movement JIMIM (Registered NGO) Jam te sl e Mu sharah wa zlae Munkart Movement for Reformation of Society and Eradication of Evils Islahemashra.org