Hijri

Noun

Meaning

Hijri

(Islam) the Islamic lunar calendar; begins with the migration of Muhammad, 16 July 622 AD; months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the new moon

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

calendar is hijri hijri calendar

Examples

“Field inspectors sent out by the Ministry of Labor discovered that 1,173 shops in the Kingdom were violating regulations governing lingerie business during the last Hijri year ending Nov. 3,” said Abdullah Abuthnain, undersecretary at the ministry. Source: Internet

Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made a televised speech Wednesday on the occasion of the Hijri New year and the beginning of the Arab month of Muharram. Source: Internet

On January 12, 2017, (Rabi II 13, 1438 Hijri), a Royal Decree was issued appointing Prince Hashim as His Majesty’s chief royal councillor. Source: Internet

This is because the Hijri Calendar follows the movements of the moon. Source: Internet

Once every 33 or 34 hijri years, or once every 32 or 33 civil years, the beginning of a hijri year (1 Muharram) coincides with one of the first ten days of January. Source: Internet

Subsequent hijri New Years move backward through the civil year back to the beginning of January again, passing through each civil month from December to January. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

HIJMS hijra hijrah hijri calendar hikable Hikari