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Information:
The
Islamic New Year is the day that
marks the beginning of a new Islamic
calendar year, and is the day on
which the year count is incremented.
The first day of the year is
observed on the first day of
Muharram, the first month in the
Islamic calendar.
Since
the Islamic year is 11 to 12 days
shorter than the Gregorian year, the
Islamic new year does not come on
the same day of the Gregorian
calendar every year. While some
Islamic organizations prefer
determining the new month (and hence
the new year) dates by local
sighting of the moon, most Islamic
institutions and countries,
including Saudi Arabia, follow
astronomical calculations to
determine future dates of the
Islamic calendar. The following
dates on the Gregorian calendar
correspond to the Islamic new year.
Al-Hijra
/ Muharram in 2010 will start on
Tuesday, the 7th of December and
will continue for 29 days until
Tuesday, the 4th of January.
Note that in the Muslim calander, a
holiday begins on the sunset of the
previous day, so observing Muslims
will celebrate Al-Hijra / Muharram
on the sunset of Monday, the 6th of
December.
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