Question

Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the ________, Muharram migrates throughout the solar years. 1.Tropical year 2. Time 3. Longitude 4.Universal Time

Answer 1

The Islamic, Muslim, or Hijri calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري‎ at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used in Muslim countries to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the annual period of fasting and the proper time for the pilgrimage to Mecca. In everyday life of these countries the Gregorian calendar is used. Rents, wages etc. are paid by the Gregorian calendar which is also used for agriculture if no traditional solar calendars are use for this purpose like the Berber calendar or the Coptic Calendar, because a lunar calendar is not suited for agricultural work.