I follow two calendars since my childhood. (1) modern day solar calendar (gregorian) and (2) the lunar islamic calendar.
They have commonalities such they both are divided into 12 months although months have different days limit. For example, Moharram the first islamic month will have two fortnights which equals 28 days while the first the gregorian month january will have 31 days. This inequality increases the date difference of almost 12 days each year.
Both calendars have some special days throughout the calendars which increases my scope of attention for both calendars. I will try to list them as this was the primary motivation for this article. I will add level of importance to their existance which is subjective.
| # of days | Lunar (Islamic) | Solar(Gregorian) | Importance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 354 to 355 | 365 to 366 | Total days |
| 1 | 1st Jan | Gregorian new year,Tooba’s Birthday,Saba’s, Ami’s birthday | |
| 1 | – | 26 Jan | Australia Day |
| 1 | 27 Rajab | 28 Feb 2022 | Shab-e-Mairaj |
| 1 | – | 2nd Mar | Hiba’s birthday |
| 1 | 14 Shaban | 18 Mar 2022 | Shab-e-Bara’at |
| 1 | – | – | Samia’s birthday |
| 1 | – | – | Hina’s birthday |
| 30 | 1st to 30th Ramzan | 2 APR-2 May 2022 | 30 days of fasting (High) |
| 1 | – | 3rd April | Our Nikkah anniversary |
| 1 | – | 7th April | My birthday |
| 3 | Eid-ul-Fitr | 2 MAY 2022 | Annual Celebrations (High) |
| 1 | – | 14 May | Mother’s day |
| 1 | – | 1st June | Abu’s birthday |
| 1 | – | 28th June | Ami Abu wedding anniversary |
| 1 | – | 30th June | Ashar’s birthday |
| 5 | Hajj-8th to 12th of Dhul Hijjah(fasting | 6th Jul-10th July | Annual prayeer (High) |
| 3 | Eid-ul-Adha | 10 July 2022 | Annual Celebrations (High) |
| 1 | 1st Muharram | 30th Jul | Islamic new year |
| 10 | 10 days of Muharram (fasting) | 28-Jul to 8 Aug | Shahadah of Hazrat Umar (R.A) and up till Hazrat Imam and Hussain (R.A) and companions |
| 1 | – | 14th August | Pakistan Independence Day |
| 1 | – | 19 August | our wedding anniversary |
| 1 | – | 4 Sept | Father’s day |
| 1 | Fasting 6 days of shawal | – | Annual nifl prayer (Medium) |
| 1 | 12 Rabi-ul-awwal | – | Paidaish and visal of Prophet (p.b.u.h) |
| 1 | – | 25th Dec | Quaid-e-Azam day |
| 1 | – | 26th Dec | Sheena’s birthday |
| 1 | – | 31st Dec | End of the year, New Year |