Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim 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 years

calendar month, month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"

Moharram, Muharram, Muharrum - the first month of the Islamic calendar

Safar, 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

Jomada I, Jumada I - the fifth month of the Islamic calendar

Jomada II, Jumada II - the sixth month of the Islamic calendar

Rajab - the seventh month of the Islamic calendar

Sha'ban, Shaaban - the eighth 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-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah - the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj

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