Islamic Calendar — Hijri Date Converter
Convert any date between the Gregorian and Hijri calendars. The Hijri year is lunar and about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian one, which is why Islamic dates shift earlier each year.
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Months of the Islamic Year
| # | Month | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muharram | The first month and one of the four sacred months; the Day of Ashura falls on the 10th. |
| 2 | Safar | The second month. Pre-Islamic superstitions about it were rejected by the Prophet ﷺ. |
| 3 | Rabi ul Awwal | The month of the Prophet's ﷺ birth and of his migration to Madinah. |
| 4 | Rabi ul Akhir | The fourth month, following Rabi ul Awwal. |
| 5 | Jumada al Awwal | The fifth month; the name refers to the dry, parched season. |
| 6 | Jumada al Akhir | The sixth month, completing the pair of Jumada months. |
| 7 | Rajab | One of the four sacred months, in which fighting was forbidden. |
| 8 | Shaban | The month before Ramzan, in which the Prophet ﷺ fasted frequently. |
| 9 | Ramzan | The month of obligatory fasting, and of the Quran's revelation. |
| 10 | Shawwal | Opens with Eid ul Fitr; the six fasts of Shawwal follow. |
| 11 | Zil Qad | A sacred month, named for the practice of sitting out from war. |
| 12 | Zil Hajj | The month of Hajj and of Eid ul Adha on the 10th. |
Conversions are calculated arithmetically. Pakistan begins each Islamic month on the actual sighting of the moon, so a converted date can differ by a day from the one announced by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.