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Guides to the Hijri calendar, the Islamic months, moon sighting, Ramadan, prayer times and the Hijri–Gregorian calendar.
How the New Crescent Moon (Hilal) Is Sighted
Why the new crescent is so hard to see, what decides whether it is visible on the 29th evening, and how sighting committees decide the start of Ramadan and Eid.
Read more →What Is the Hijri Calendar? A Complete Guide to the Islamic Calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar of twelve months counted from the Hijra of 622 CE. How it works, why its year has 354 days and how it fixes Ramadan, Hajj and the Eids.
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