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Please Note:
Although calendars are printed for planning purposes, they are based on estimates of the visibility of the lunar crescent, and the Islamic month may actually start 1-2 days earlier or later than predicted.
Important Dates:
-Hijrah New Year (20 January 2007)
-Ramadan begins (13 September 2007)
-Eid -Al-Fitr (13 October 2007)
-Hajj begins (18 -December 2007)
-Eid Al-Adha (20 December 2007)
-Islamic New Year 1429 H. (10 January 2008)
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Scroll down for a table listing the beginning and ending dates of all Islamic months according to the 2007-2008 Gregorian calendar.
Islamic Year 1428 H. Gregorian Year 2007
Islamic Month |
Gregorian Dates |
Muharram |
January 20 - February 18, 2007 |
Safar |
February 19 - March 19, 2007 |
Rabia Awal |
March 20 - April 17, 2007 |
Rabia Thani |
April 18 - May 17, 2007 |
Jumaada Awal |
May 18 - June 15, 2007 |
Jumaada Thani |
June 16 - July 14, 2007 |
Rajab |
July 15 - August 13, 2007 |
Sha'ban |
August 14 - September 12, 2007 |
Ramadan |
September 13 - October 12, 2007 |
Shawwal |
October 13 - November 10, 2007 |
Dhul-Qi'dah |
November 11 - December 10, 2007 |
Dhul-Hijjah |
December 11, 2007 - January 9, 2008 |
12 Lunar Months Each Year
The Islamic year has twelve months that are based on a lunar cycle. Allah says in the Qur'an:
"The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year) - so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth...." (9:36).
"It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory, and the moon to be a light of beauty, and measured out stages for it, that you might know the number of years and the count of time. Allah did not create this except in truth and righteousness. And He explains His signs in detail, for those who understand" (10:5).
And in his final sermon before his death, the Prophet Muhammad said, among other things, "With Allah the months are twelve; four of them are holy; three of these are successive and one occurs singly between the months of Jumaada and Sha'ban."
Islamic months begin at sunset of the first day, the day when the lunar crescent is visually sighted.
The lunar year is approximately 354 days long, so the months rotate backward through the seasons and are not fixed to the Gregorian calendar. The months of the Islamic year are:
1. Muharram ("Forbidden" - it is one of the four months during which it is forbidden to wage war or fight)
2. Safar ("Empty" or "Yellow")
3. Rabia Awal ("First spring")
4. Rabia Thani ("Second spring")
5. Jumaada Awal ("First freeze")
6. Jumaada Thani ("Second freeze")
7. Rajab ("To respect" - this is another holy month when fighting is prohibited)
8. Sha'ban ("To spread and distribute")
9. Ramadan ("Parched thirst" - this is the month of daytime fasting)
10. Shawwal ("To be light and vigorous")
11. Dhul-Qi'dah ("The month of rest" - another month when no warfare or fighting is allowed)
12. Dhul-Hijjah ("The month of Hajj" - this is the month of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, again when no warfare or fighting is allowed) |
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