Home›Articles›The Months of the Islamic CalendarArticlesThe Months of the Islamic CalendarCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Months of the Islamic Calendar." Accessed September 3, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/articles/islamic-months-the-months-of-the-islamic-calendar.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Months of the Islamic Calendar. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/articles/islamic-months-the-months-of-the-islamic-calendarCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-months-of-the-islamic-calendar, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Months of the Islamic Calendar}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/articles/islamic-months-the-months-of-the-islamic-calendar}, note = {Accessed September 3, 2026} }Copy BibTeXLearn MoreCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Learn MoreThe Months of the Islamic Calendar The twelve months of the Islamic calendar (Muharram, Safar, Rabi al-awwal, Rabi al-thani, and so on through to Dhu al-Hijjah), form a purely lunar year of about three hundred and fifty-four days, with no intercalation. Because that is some eleven days shorter than the solar year, the months move steadily backward through the seasons, completing a cycle against the solar year in about thirty-three years. Each month has its significance: Ramadan is the month of fasting, Dhu al-Hijjah holds the Hajj pilgrimage and the feast of Eid al-Adha, Muharram opens the year and includes the day of Ashura, and Rabi al-awwal is associated with the Prophet's birth.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsArticle OnIslamic Months, Categories Well-attested Source Divinity Atlas Long-Form Articles, First Editiontier 1SourcesDivinity Atlas Long-Form Articles, First Editiontier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year