Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Difference between BC and AD, What is hijri year?

BC and AD

BC:

BC means Before Christ, It simply means before the birth of Hazrat Essa( AS)/ Jesus which is approximately 2000 years.

AD:

AD means Anno Domini, some people think it means after death but no, it simply means anno Domini means in the year of  Lord/ after the birth of Jesus as per Christians think.
As BC is almost 2000 years, 500 AD means 500 years after 2000 years.

Hijri years:

Hijri years are the years in the lunar Islamic calendar. It is calculated after our beloved Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SAW) has done migration/Hijrat from Makkah to Madina. In 622 AD, our beloved Prophet has done migration , 624 AD means 2 hijri year.

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