Does the three-day fast of each month begin by calculating according to the Arab calendar or the Gregorian calendar?
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Legally, what is considered for calculating the fast and other religious rulings are the lunar months, not the solar months. Accordingly, the calculation for fasting three days of each month is based on the lunar month.
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