The Peace on The Horizon - 75 Years after The World War 2 in the Middle East (115)

 

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Chapter 5: Two calendars (Gregorian & Hijri)

 

115 Gregorian overcomes Hijri (1/4)

Hijri calendar is an Islamic calendar　and is prevailing at every corner of Muslim life. Hijri calendar has started from the date when Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Makkah to Madinah, corresponding to July 16, 622 AD.

 

Hijri is a lunar calendar which based on the monthly cycles of the moon’s phases. One month of a lunar calendar is 29 or 30 days. The lunar year is only 354 days and 8 hours. Hijri year is around 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

 

(To be continued ----)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)