Hijrah New Year 1427

Today is the Hijrah New Year. It is officially the year 1427 because Islam is the youngest religion in the world obviously the calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar most countries use.

Muslims do not traditionally "celebrate" the beginning of a new year, but we do acknowledge the passing of time, and take time to reflect on our own mortality.

Muslims measure the passage of time using the Islamic (Hijrah) calendar. This calendar has twelve lunar months, the beginnings and endings of which are determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. Years are counted since the Hijrah, which is when the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Madinah (approximately July 622 A.D.).

It is quite interesting how all the New Years are quite close and marked by the movement of the planets but at the same time 1 month apart.

The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in many Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia. Other Muslim countries use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes and only turn to the Islamic calendar for religious purposes. This is also valid for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I did some research, even though i don't celebrate the Hijrah New Year. I found some interesting things i didn't know before.
The calendar, just like the Gregorian one has 12 months:

Islamic Month	Gregorian Dates
Muharram	January 31 - February 28, 2006
Safar	March 1 - March 29, 2006
Rabia Awal	March 30 - April 28, 2006
Rabia Thani	April 29 - May 27, 2006
Jumaada Awal	May 28 - June 26, 2006
Jumaada Thani	June 27 - July 25, 2006
Rajab	July 26 - August 24, 2006
Sha'ban	August 25 - September 23, 2006
Ramadan	September 24 - October 22, 2006
Shawwal	October 23 - November 21, 2006
Dhul-Qi'dah	November 22 - December 21, 2006
Dhul-Hijjah	December 22, 2006 - January 19, 2007

See... i didn't know this stuff...