What does Al-sna al-qmrya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-sna al-qmrya (سنة القمرية) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-sna al-qmrya

Al-sna al-qmrya according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

Three hundred and fifty-four days and a third of a day, so that the solar year exceeds the lunar year by eleven days and one part of twenty-one parts of a day.

Al-sna al-qmrya according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Three hundred and fifty-four days and a known portion of a day, namely ten parts of twenty-one parts of a day; the solar year thus exceeds the lunar year by eleven days and one part of twenty-one parts of a day. As for the reckoning of the days of the year, there is a divergence which will come under kusr, God willing.

Al-sna al-qmrya according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

It is three hundred and fifty-four days and a sixth of a day; the solar year exceeds the lunar year by ten, and three, and a quarter of thirteen days, by approximation, according to the opinion of Ptolemy.

Al-sna al-qmrya according to Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha

Three hundred and fifty-four days and a sixth of a day (lunar year). The solar year: three hundred and sixty-five days and part of a day (solar year). The lunar year is the one taken into account in fiqh.

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