Notes on the Islamic Calendar

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1 Digital Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School Theological Studies Faculty Works Theological Studies Notes on the Islamic Calendar Amir Hussain Loyola Marymount University, Repository Citation Hussain, Amir, "Notes on the Islamic Calendar" (2000). Theological Studies Faculty Works Recommended Citation Hussain, Amir. Notes on the Islamic Calendar. ARC, The Journal of the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University, Vol. 28, pp This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Theological Studies at Digital Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theological Studies Faculty Works by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@lmu.edu.

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