Quiz 66 – Which Islamic month marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar?

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Quiz 66 – Which Islamic month marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar?

Options are:

A) Ramadan

B) Dhul-Hijjah

C) Muharram

D) Rajab

Correct Answer is :

C) Muharram

Description:

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is one of the four sacred months in Islam. The Quran states, “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah from the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.” (Quran 9:36)