Here we learn the Hijri calendar through play! Join our friend “Hilal” on seven fun adventures and collect all seven stars to become a Hijri Calendar Expert.
Move the slider and watch how the moon's shape changes through the Hijri month!
Tap any card to reveal the month’s secret! Flip 6 cards to win the “Month Keeper” star.
Put each month in its correct spot to build the Hijri year! Two ways: tap a month to send it to its box, or drag it with your finger into the right box.
It’s the 29th night… everyone is looking for the new month’s crescent! Search among the stars and moving clouds and tap the thin crescent — beware the tricky stars!
Eight questions… can you answer them all?
Why is our calendar called “Hijri”? Flip the story pages to find out!
Do you know your birthday in the Hijri calendar? Find out now!
Calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar · Also try the full Hijri Age Calculator
Amazing facts about the Hijri calendar
This page is designed to help children understand the Hijri calendar in a fun, interactive way. A child learns how the moon phases change from the crescent to the full moon and then to the new moon during the lunar month, memorises the names and meanings of the twelve Hijri months — from Muharram to Dhul-Hijjah — through illustrated cards and the month-ordering game, practises spotting the crescent in the find-the-crescent game just as adults do on the 29th night of each month, then tests their knowledge in a short quiz, reads the illustrated story of the Prophet’s Hijra to learn why the calendar is called “Hijri”, and discovers their own Hijri birth date using the Umm al-Qura calendar. Parents and teachers can use these activities at home or in the classroom to bring the idea of the lunar year and Islamic occasions such as Ramadan and the two Eids closer to young minds.