text: The first year was the year during which the emigration of the ] [[Muhammad Mustafa salleh Allah elleh waliye waslam<may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him emigrated from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra, occurred. Each numbered year is designated either H for Hijra or AH for the Latin anno Hegirae (in the year of the Hijra). A limited number of years before Hijra (BH) are used to date events related to Islam, such as the birth of prophet Muhammad Mustafa salleh Allah elleh waliye wasalam <may peace ad blessing of Allah be upon him in 53 BH. The current Islamic year is 1431 AH, from approximately December 17, 2009 (evening) to December 6, 2010 (evening).