Muslim calendar

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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 yearsIslamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendarlunar calendar - a calendar based on lunar cyclesIslamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendarMoharram, Muharram, Muharrum - the first month of the Islamic calendarSafar, Saphar - the second month of the Islamic calendarRabi I - the third month of the Islamic calendarRabi II - the fourth month of the Islamic calendarJomada I, Jumada I - the fifth month of the Islamic calendarJomada II, Jumada II - the sixth month of the Islamic calendarRajab - the seventh month of the Islamic calendarShaaban, Sha'ban - the eighth month of the Islamic calendarRamadan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faithShawwal - the tenth month of the Islamic calendarDhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah - the eleventh month of the Islamic calendarDhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah - the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years