al-hijrī; Persian : تقویم هجری قمری ‎ taqvim-e hejri-ye qamari; Turkish : Hicri Takvim ; Urdu : اسلامی تقویم Islami taqwīm; Indonesian : Kalender Hijriah; Malay : Takwim Hijrah) is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date