Re: Hebrew calendar direction

On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 03:24:32AM +0100, Jean-François Colson wrote:
> Just look there: http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/kids/islam/months.html
Thanks!

> Rabi al-Awwal - The First Spring
>
> Rabi ath-Thani - The Second Spring
[snip]

Are those literal translations of the names?  I find it quite surprising
that the Islamic calendar, which has absolutely no seasonal anchors,
would have months named after seasons and weather conditions.  Holy
misnomers!

Also, IIRC, the Muslim holy day (well, holier day; Muslims seem to do their
worshipping and prayer services daily) is Friday.  So are Islamic calendars
printed with Friday at the end of the week?

-Marcos

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