KKF
October 27, 2012, 3:29pm
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Re: Bohri Muslims
Most probably because Bohris follow the Fatimid-era Egyptian calendar. That’s what a Bohri told me.
Dawoodi Bohra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dawoodi Bohra retain** the Fatimid-era ****Tabular Islamic calendar **,[SUP][21]](Dawoodi Bohra - Wikipedia )[/SUP] which they believe matches perfectly with the lunar cycle, not requiring any correction. In this calendar, the lunar year has 354 days. Their odd-numbered months have 30 days and the even-numbered months have 29 days, except in a leap year when the 12th and final month has 30 days.
This is in contrast with other Muslim communities, which base the beginnings of specific Islamic months on sightings of the moon, with the naked eye, by religious authorities, which often result in differing opinions as to the occurrence of religiously significant dates, such as the start of Ramadan.
thanx for the info but it’s a bit ODD when you celebrate 2 days ahead of everyone else…where is the community feeling/sense? anyways, if that’s their way then let it be.