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List of Gregorian Islamic observances. February 1: World Hijab Day. Second Sunday in February: International Purple Hijab Day. February 20: Promised Reformer Day ( Ahmadiyya) February 28: Teachers' Day (Arab states) March 23: Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya) May 27: Caliphate Day (Ahmadiyya) July 11: Imamat Day (Nizari Ismaili Shiʿi Muslims)
Date English name Arabic name French name Remarks February 15: St. Vartan Day: Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon. March 9: Teachers' Day: عيد المعلم: Fête des professeurs: The holiday ends on March 9. March 21: Mother's Day: عيد الأم: Fête des Mères: The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox. May 6 ...
Tabular Islamic calendars based on an 8-year cycle (with 2, 5 and 8 as leap years) were also used in the Ottoman Empire and in South-East Asia. [4] The cycle contains 96 months in 2835 days, giving a mean month length of 29.53125 days, or 29d 12h 45m. Though less accurate than the tabular calendars based on a 30-year cycle, it was popular due ...
The word "Rabi" means "spring" and Al-awwal means "the first" in the Arabic language, so "Rabi' al-awwal" means "the first spring" in Arabic. The name seems to have to do with the celebratory events in the month, as spring marks the end of winter (a symbol of sadness) and consequently the start of happiness. As the Islamic calendar is a purely ...
Islamic calendar. Muharram ( Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم, romanized : al-Muḥarram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar . The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. For Sunni Muslims, the ...
Eid al-Ghadir ( Arabic: عید الغدیر, romanized : ʿīd al-ghadīr, lit. 'feast of the pond') is a commemorative holiday, and is considered to be among the most significant holidays of Shi'ite Muslims and Alawites. [2] The Eid is held on 18 Dhul-Hijjah at the time when the Islamic prophet Muhammad —according to interpretation in Shia ...
08 or 10 Rabī' al-Thānī, the birth of the Eleventh Imam Hasan al-Askari. 10 or 12 Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of Fatimah bint Musa. 11 of Rabī’ al-Thānī, death of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, the Sufi sheikh who is believed to be the "saint of saints". 15 of Rabi' al-Thani, death of Habib Abu Bakr al-Haddad. 27 of Rabi' al-Thani, death of Ahmad ...
The Islamic Republic government changed the original date to coincide with the assassination of Morteza Motahhari on 1 May 1979. May 1: May 2: May 3 14 Khordad: Anniversary of the Death of Khomeini: Public holiday in Iran: June 3: June 4: June 5 15 Khordad: Anniversary Revolt of Khordad 15: Public holiday in Iran: June 4: June 5: June 6 13 Tir ...