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| MOHAMMEDAN CALENDAR |
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| MANY MOHAMMEDAN (MOSLEM) COUNTRYES USE A CALLENDARY BASED ON THE MOHAMMEDAN YEAR. |
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| HOW LONG IS THE MOHAMMEDAN YEAR? |
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| 354 DAYS (It is based on a lunar year). |
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| WHY ? |
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| THE MOHAMMEDAN YEAR IS BASED ON THE MOON MOVEMENT AROUND THE EARTH (29 DAYS, 12 HOURS AND 44 MINUTES). |
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| WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MOHAMMEDAN HOLIDAYS? |
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| AFTER SOME YEARS A HOLIDAY MAY MOVE FROM ONE SEASON TO ANOTHER. |
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| DOES IT CREATE ANY PROBLEM? |
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| NO.THERE ARE NOT HOLIDAYS WITH A REFERENCE TO THE SEASONS. |
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| WHEN IS THE ?YEAR ZERO? FOR MOSLEMS? |
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| 622 A.D. - THE YEAR MOHAMED FLED FROM MECA TO MEDINA (Called Hegra). |
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| HOW DO I CONVERT A MOHAMMEDAN IN COMMON A.D. YEAR? |
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| 3%- Is the difference between the two years length (365 and 354). |
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| 622-Is the start of counting. |
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| YEAR 1421 |
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| 3% OF 1421=42.63(closest whole number is 43) |
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| 1421-43=1378 |
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| 1378+622=2000(A.D.) |
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| SIMPLE? |
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| NOW YES!!!! |
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| DO THEY USE ONLY THIS DATE? |
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| NO YOU WILL FIND ALSO A.D. YEAR IN MANY CASES BUT WRITTEN WITH ARABIC NUMERALS. |
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| ARABIC NUMERALS? |
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| YES -HERE THEY ARE: |
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| PROPOSAL |
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| 1. When there is only the Mohammedan date, use it (without translating). |
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| 2. In case there is A.D. year (with Arabic numerals) use it. |
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| 3. It will avoid misunderstanding as the A.D. year changes on 31 December but the Mohammedan year changes on a different date. |
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