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The Islamic calendar by Robert Hoglund The Islamic calendar , known as the Hijri calendar, is a lunar calendar with 12 months in a year. The months are based solely on the motion of the moon, so they add up to about 354 days in a year. As a result, the Islamic calendar varies... More> Reflections: Islamic notions of time by Tunde Adelakun Muslims do not have definite calendar at this time,and some of them feel that it is impossible to make one because there is something unpredictable about the motion of the moon .This causes a great deal of argument and confusion in the muslim commun... More>
	Islamic New Year by Najam A. Najmi The Islamic calendar beings with its first month called Muharram. According to the authentic traditions and sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him), every day of every week of every month and every year is a blessing of Allah The Almighty and Mus... More> Assessing the importance of the star and crescent symbols in Islam by sisi The star and crescent in Islam are commonly considered Islamic symbols although it should be noted that there is no mention of such symbols in the Koran (Muslim Holy book) and that the Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) never used it. So why do peo... More>
Why do Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr by Marie Drucker How better to celebrate the end of a period of sacrifice than with a feast? That’s the simple reason behind the Islamic celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, which means “the Feast of the Fast-Breaking.” The three-day celebration Eid-ul-Fitr... More> The basic concepts of Islam explained by Sajid Yusuf The basic concepts of Islam explained Islam is a religion and people who follow Islam are called Muslims (Moslems). The book of Islam is called The Holy Quran (Koran). This book is like a rule-book of Islam. It is used as a reference. Everything abo... More>
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