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Mohammedan calendar

Mohammedan calendar Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mohammedan calendar? [n] the lunar calendar used by Moslems; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Moslem year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mohammedan calendar: Moslem calendar \| Muhammadan calendar \| Muslim calendar Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mohammedan calendar: See Also \| Dhu'l-Hijja \| Dhu'l-Qa'dah \| Jumada I \| Jumada II \| lunar calendar \| Muharram \| Rabi I \| Rabi II \| Rajab \| Ramadan \| Safar \| Saphar \| Sha'ban \| Shawwal Mohammedan calendar In Webster's Dictionary \Moham"medan cal"en*dar\ A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira, 622 a. d. Thirty of its years constitute a cycle, of which the 2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and 29th are leap years, having 355 days; the others are common, having 354 days. Note: By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 a. d.

Mohammedan calendar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mohammedan calendar?

[n] the lunar calendar used by Moslems; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Moslem year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mohammedan calendar: Moslem calendar | Muhammadan calendar | Muslim calendar

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mohammedan calendar:

Mohammedan calendar In Webster's Dictionary

\Mo*ham"med*an cal"en*dar\
A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira, 622
a. d. Thirty of its years constitute a cycle, of which the
2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and
29th are leap years, having 355 days; the others are common,
having 354 days.

Note: By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be
      changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the
      years 1900-1935 a. d.

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