> I wish to convert a date from the Christian calender to the 
> Hijri (Islamic) calender. I am using XSLT 2.0 with Saxon 8. I 
> have tried various permutations and differences of the following:
> 
> <xsl:sequence select="format-date(current-date(), 
> '[Y&#x0661;] [Mn] [D&#x0661;]', 'Islamic', 'SH', 'SH')"/>
> 
> This prints the year and day in arabic but remains in the 
> Christian calender. The character &#x0661; doesn't seem to 
> work with [Mn] either. Can anyone advise what I should be 
> doing here? Does Saxon support the arabic calender and does 
> it support other calenders?

No, Saxon currently supports only the Gregorian calendar. If you would like
to help me provide support for any additional calendars, please let me know
off-list (or on the Saxon list).

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/