1. 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

2. In Islam we follow the Lunar (moon) calendar
as opposed to the Solar (sun) calendar.

3. To follow the Lunar calendar, we use the shape of the moon to work out which
day of the month it is.

4. The Islamic month has 29 or 30 days, while the calendar month has 30 or 31

5. The Islamic
months are:

6. MUHARRAM

8. RABIUL AWWAL

9. RABIUL AKHAR

10. JAMAAD UL AWWAL

11. JAMAAD UL AKHAR

14. RAMADHAN

16. DHULQA'ADA

17. DHULHIJJA