Mohammedan calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 yearsSafar, Saphar - the second month of the Islamic calendar Rabi I - the third month of the Islamic calendar Rabi II - the fourth month of the Islamic calendar Rajab - the seventh month of the Islamic calendar Ramadan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith Shawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendar Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijja - the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years |