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Mihragan is the sixteenth day of Mihr (Mehr) among the Persians. It lies one hundred and seventy-four days from Nawruz. ²

Al-Masudi counts it among the festivals of the non-Arabs in which they show gladness. ²

People and things also explored

The Kawsaj· The Night of the Ghatās (Epiphany)· al-Nasīʾ (Intercalation)· Nayruz· Mawlid al-Nabi (birthday celebrations)· The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· The sacred months

Sources

Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 507
Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.507

al-Farghani, Elementa astronomica (Golius, Amsterdam 1669)

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