such as the Hijri calendar of Muslims, Shahenshahi calendar of Parsi-Zoroastrians, and lunisolar calendar of the Chinese, inter alia. Although the Gregorian calendar has become dominant all over ...

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while the Gregorian calendar is based on the solar year. The Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri New Year, marks the beginning of Muharram. This is also considered as the first month in the ...