Names Of Months And The Lunar Calendar
Al-Isra’ – 17:12 Arabic وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيۡنِۖ فَمَحَوۡنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَجَعَلۡنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبۡصِرَةً لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ فَضۡلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَلِتَعۡلَمُواْ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ وَكُلَّ شَىۡءٍ فَصَّلۡنَٰهُ تَفۡصِيلًا Yunus – 10:5 Arabic هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ ضِيَآءً وَٱلۡقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُۥ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعۡلَمُواْ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلۡحِسَابَۚ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٍ يَعۡلَمُونَ The ayah in surah isra says that the day has signs that we can know the count of years by. This would probably be referring to a solar calendar. Whereas the ayah in surah yunus says that the moon has been determined with phases so that we can know the count of years. So isn’t this an evidence that a luni solar calendar be used? Or is it just that both calendars are used in the world. I think perhaps both are possible
I have no idea about this matter.