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it begins at the Prophet's migration to Medina
not the birth year but the Hijra
not the call year but the Hijra
not the death year but the Hijra
twelve lunar months
it has twelve, not ten
it has twelve, not fourteen
it has twelve, not seven
Ramadan, the ninth month, is for fasting
Shawwal is the feast month after Ramadan
Muharram is the first month, not fasting
Rajab is the seventh, not fasting
the Hajj is in Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth
Ramadan is for fasting, not Hajj
Sha'ban precedes Ramadan, not Hajj
Muharram opens the year, not Hajj
the lunar year runs about 354 days
it is shorter, not longer
not the same; it is shorter
not a month but eleven days
shorter than solar, so months advance yearly
the cause is the year's length, not Earth's motion
not weather but the month count
each lunar month begins with its crescent
a moon, not a star
a new crescent, not a full moon
a moon phase, not a planet
Umar made the Hijra its starting point
Abu Bakr preceded Umar
Uthman came after Umar
Ali came after Umar
first of Shawwal, the fast-ending feast
the Hajj feast is al-Adha, not al-Fitr
not the new year but after Ramadan
the Night of Power is in Ramadan, not Eid
the months complete a season cycle in about 33 years
ten years is less than the cycle
a hundred years is more than the cycle
one year is too few for the cycle
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