Names of Islamic months TAREEKH CLASS 4 - LESSON 11 Names of Islamic months Power point realized by a seven-year-old girl Fi Sabilillah Approved by Mulla Nissarhoussen RAJPAR
In Islam we follow the Lunar (moon) calendar as opposed to the Solar (sun) calendar.
To follow the Lunar calendar, we use the shape of the moon to work out which day of the month it is.
The Islamic month has 29 or 30 days, while the calendar month has 30 or 31
The Islamic months are:
MUHARRAM
RABIUL AWWAL
RABIUL AKHAR
JAMAAD UL AWWAL
JAMAAD UL AKHAR
RAMADHAN
DHULQA'ADA
DHULHIJJA