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Islamic calendar month

Definitions of Islamic calendar month
  1. noun
    any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
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    types:
    Moharram, Muharram, Muharrum
    the first month of the Islamic calendar
    Safar, Saphar
    the second month of the Islamic calendar
    Rabi I
    the third month of the Islamic calendar
    Rabi II
    the fourth month of the Islamic calendar
    Jomada I, Jumada I
    the fifth month of the Islamic calendar
    Jomada II, Jumada II
    the sixth month of the Islamic calendar
    Rajab
    the seventh month of the Islamic calendar
    Sha'ban, Shaaban
    the eighth month of the Islamic calendar
    Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
    Shawwal
    the tenth month of the Islamic calendar
    Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah
    the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar
    Dhu 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
    type of:
    calendar month, month
    one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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