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Also Known As	Hijrī calendar • Muslim calendar

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Ramadan Dhū al-Ḥijjah Muḥarram Shawwāl Faṣlī era suḥūr ifṭār Islam sacred calendar church year sharia feast Jewish religious year Hindu calendar Maya calendar riddah Aztec calendar fasti ghanīmah

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