Islamic Epoch - Islamic Epoch

Japanese: イスラム紀元 - いすらむきげん
Islamic Epoch - Islamic Epoch

...The date of Christ's birth is now December 25th.
[Islamic Epoch]
It is also called the Hijri era. The Gregorian era is used in non-Christian countries such as Japan, but the Islamic era is currently used exclusively among Muslim countries.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Islamic era" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キリスト誕生の日は現在では12月25日となっている。
[イスラム紀元]
 ヒジュラ紀元ともいう。西暦紀元は日本のようにキリスト教国でない国でも使用されているが,イスラム紀元はもっぱらイスラム教国のあいだで現在使用されている。…

※「イスラム紀元」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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