The Dawoodi Bohra community is a vibrant branch of Shia Islam with a rich cultural heritage. Key features include:
The Bohri calendar is a lunar-based system with these characteristics:
Moharram al-Haraam
Safar al-Muzaffar
Rabi al-Awwal
Rabi al-Aakhar
Jumada al-Ula
Jumada al-Ukhra
Rajab al-Asab
Shabaan al-Karim
Ramadan al-Moazzam
Shawwal al-Mukarram
Zilqadah al-Haraam
Zilhaj al-Haraam