Tasnif Style Guide

Tasnif Style Guide — Page 110

IIO TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE The ordinal indicators 'st', 'rd', 'th, are not written with date num- bers. For example, one would not write '23rd March 1889. Instead, the correct form is as shown above; i. e. '23 March 1889' Ordinal indicators are used only when the date is preceded by the definite article 'the. ' For example, one would say: 'On the 23rd of March, a monumental event took place took place with the birth of the Jama'at. ' (However, in American English it's com- monplace to see expressions styled as 'March 23rd. ) Similarly, one would say, 'We are expecting to meet on the 15th of February' or 'We meet on the 1st of every month. ' Abbreviations for Dates For greater clarity, the names of months and dates should not be abbreviated in the text, except in notes and references where space is limited. For non-Western calendars, the names of months and dates should never be abbreviated, even in notes and references. This is because readers are generally unfamiliar with them and this could be a source of confusion. An example of a non-Western date is: 14 Shawwal 1250 AH [13 February 1835] Where necessary—such as in notes and references where space is limited-abbreviations may be used for the names of Western calendar months and days of the week. The following are the accepted abbreviations: