Tasnif Style Guide

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Tasnif Style Guide — Page 116

116 TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE on lunar movements and begins with the Migration of the Holy Prophet from Makkah to Madinah in AD 622. Hijri Shamsi (Solar Hijri) calendar is based on solar move- ments and begins from the Migration. If given as an abbreviation in a book, use SH, but write out ‘Solar Hijri' in the first instance and give an explanatory footnote as appropriate. The following are the months in this calendar: SOLAR HIJRI CALENDAR I Ṣulaḥ (Jan. ) 2 Tabligh (Feb. ) 3 Amān (Mar. ) 4 Shahādat (Apr. ) 5 Hijrat (May) 6 Iḥsān (June) 7 Wafa (July) 8 Zuhūr (Aug. ) 9 Ikhā (Sept. ) 10 Tabük (Oct. ) 11 Nubuwwat (Nov. ) 12 Fataḥ (Dec. )