Tasnif Style Guide — Page 115

CHAPTER II: DATES & CALENDARS 115 Islamic Calendar (Lunar) The Islamic calendar is based on lunar movements and identified by the abbreviation AH (Anno Hegirae/Year of the Hijrah); i. e. the Migration of the Holy Prophet Muhammad as from Makkah to Madinah. The following months make up the Islamic Lunar Calendar: ISLAMIC MONTHS I Muharram 2 Şafar 3 Rabi'ul-Awwal 4 Rabi'uth-Thānī / Rabi'ul-Akhirah 5 Jamādiyul-Ūlā 6 Jamadiyul-Akhirah Ramaḍān/ 7 Rajab 8 Sha'bān 9 Ramadan 10 Shawwāl II Dhul-Qa'dah 12 Dhul-Hijjah Solar Hijri Calendar The Gregorian calendar is based on solar movements and begins with the birth of Jesus, while the Islamic Hijri calendar is based