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For Sunnis, Ashura commemorates the exodus of Moses from Egypt, and is usually observed by completing an optional fast as practiced by the Prophet Muhammad.

The Waxing Crescent Moon is the Moon phase which starts right after a New Moon.

Not only were they persecuted but also stopped from spreading the message of Islam.

In English, years prior to the Hijra are reckoned as BH "Before the Hijra".

Is it a public holiday? And therefore, Shia Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussain for the first 10 days of Muharram.

The year, like the Gregorian calendar, has 12 months but either 354 or 355 days, 11 less than those in the former.

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Many Muslim countries Calendar type Lunar Accuracy Rule-based version 1 day in 2500 years Number of days 354 or 355 Number of months 12 Correction mechanism None observational Year 1 622 CE.

For each year that passes, Islamic dates fall on earlier dates in the Gregorian calendar.