Glossary — The Hijri calendar

the Hijra
the event the calendar counts its years from until today
the lunar month
the lunar month — the unit each year is made of
Ramadan
the ninth month — the fasting month of the year
Shawwal
the month following the fast, opened by the joyful Eid
Dhu al-Hijja
the Hajj month, with which the lunar year is sealed
Muharram
the year's first month, and one of the sacred ones
the crescent
the sign of the new month, appearing in the sky
the lunar year
the lunar year's length — some eleven days shorter than the solar
Eid al-Fitr
the feast that comes at the end of blessed Ramadan
Eid al-Adha
the sacrifice feast falling in the great Hajj season
Umar ibn al-Khattab
the caliph who chose the starting year for the Hijri calendar
the moving season
the secret of the four seasons travelling through the years

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