What is the current year for the Muslim calendar. Muslim calendar and chronology

The authors of this text forced to take up the pen, it would seem, an idle question: what is the current year in the Muslim calendar?

However, in actual fact it turned out to be quite natural. The modern world is dynamic and characterized by the communication of people of different faiths. Millions of seconds are required to contact people in different parts of the Earth.

But if technical standards are universal for everyone, then, let's say, the chronology of Christians and Muslims is determined by different spiritual traditions. This article is just intended to acquaint users of Gregorian chronology (GL) with the Muslim calendar (LM).

By the way, based on statistics, now about 33% of the world's population profess Christianity and 19.6% - Islam. Therefore, communicative situations involving knowledge of the Muslim calendar are also relevant for Christians.

About chronology in Muslim countries

Some residents of young Muslim states, former republics, also, as necessary, specify which year is now on the Muslim calendar. After all, they live everyday (work, study, travel) according to the Gregorian calendar, calling it "new chronology".

True, their religious holidays are determined according to the LM. This is demanded by Islam.

Muslim chronology, and only it is a single way of orienting in time in the Arab countries , located around the Persian Gulf.

Shortest answer

If you do not want to trouble yourself with an excessive theory, you can recommend yourself to determine what is the current year in the Muslim calendar, using websites with standard Internet converters. ,,

For this it is sufficient to indicate in the Internet search engine what we are looking for: a converter with GL in ML. Further actions of those who seek an answer to such a question are predictable: the date in the Gregorian format is entered in the corresponding form window and the "convert" button is pressed.

For example, the date of writing this article, January 3, 2016, will be transformed into a date relating to the 22nd of the month Rabbi-aval 1437. The differences in the representation of the same chronology in different systems are obvious. Nevertheless, if it is required to confine oneself to a formal one-syllabic answer, then this will be enough.

On the beginning of the current Muslim era - the Hijri

However, erudite people will not stop at the formal answer. They will try to understand the laws of chronology. More and more often, believers of different concessions are communicating. People of the educated tend to own knowledge about the religious traditions of their neighbors.

We will not be an exception in this regard. We begin to argue, starting from elementary logic. The Muslim calendar (like the Christian one) should have a clear date for the beginning of the New Era. Only not Christian (Christmas), but Muslim, attached to the tradition of Islam.

Indeed, based on such a message, we will know with knowledge what the current year is in the Muslim calendar.

However, this question is easily answered by any Muslim. This chronology begins on July 16, 0622 g (GL), ie, from the date of Hijra (in Arabic, "resettlement"). On this day the Prophet Muhammad, fearing reprisal of the Gentiles, moved from the dangerous pagan city of Mecca to the city of Medina, favorable for the further development of Islam.

More about the Muslim calendar

By its nature, the Muslim calendar (MK) is a lunar calendar. His 12 months are consistent with the movement of the moon, they number the number of days, determined by the formula: 12 X 29.53 = 354.36 days. Thus, the usual year of MC is 354 days, and the leap year is 355 days.

MK is by nature much smaller than the Gregorian, tropical: for as long as 11 days.

In fact, it turns out that the MC is more compact than the GC, it is gradually catching up with it. Proceeding from this, in the distant future there will come a time when the answer of a Muslim, which is now the year of the Muslim calendar, coincides with the answer of a Christian.

Only this will come on the first day of the fifth month of 20874. It will be for the Civil Code on May 1, 29874 and, accordingly, the first day of the month of Jumada-Awal 20874. It remains to be hoped that until this time the civilization will survive, and religious concessions, keepers of traditions, will prosper.

About the months of the lunar (Muslim) calendar

Obviously, understanding what kind of a year the Muslim calendar is, is not enough to navigate in time. Therefore, we give the names of the months of the lunar Arab calendar.

The name of the first month of Muharram (29 days) is translated as "forbidden", "sacred". For him, the prohibition of faith on blood feud and war is actual.

The second month is called "yellow", or in Arabic safar (30 days). This is the month of the beginning of autumn.

The third month, rabbi-aval, (29 days), Muslims call "great." This is the month of Muhammad's birth.

The fourth month is the "second great" rabbi-sanny.

The fifth month, Jumada-avval, (29 days) is associated with the verb "freeze" and marks the beginning of winter.

The sixth month, Jumada-sani, (29 days) by its name indicates that the earth at this time dries up.

The name of the seventh month is rajab (29 days), translated as "non-violence". Islam requires on its side abstinence from wars.

The eighth month lasts 30 days and is called shaaban (dividing). Arab tribes usually at this time began military campaigns.

The ninth month, Ramadan (30 days) is sacred. It is associated with fasting and spiritual self-improvement.

The tenth month, Shawwal (30 days), is dedicated to the nomads. It is marked by the end of the fast and the holiday of Uraza-Bairam.

The eleventh month, dul-kaada, (29 days) is considered the month of the parking. At that time the Arabs abstain from various journeys and movements.

The twelfth month is Dhul-Hijjah (29 days in the regular year, 30 in the leap year). This is a venerable month, prohibiting wars, violence, blood feud.

Conclusion

We believe that after reading this article, the reader will be able to determine which year according to the Muslim calendar corresponds to the current or any other date specified by him, as well as to determine the current date and month in the traditional Muslim format.

Shura IX Koran (36-37) obliges Muslims to adhere to their calendar. For Muslims of the world, ancient Arabic names in the system of chronology are the same tradition as for us postulates in the Church Slavonic language.