;;; Code:
-(require 'cal-julian)
+(require 'calendar)
(defconst calendar-islamic-month-name-array
["Muharram" "Safar" "Rabi I" "Rabi II" "Jumada I" "Jumada II"
"Rajab" "Sha'ban" "Ramadan" "Shawwal" "Dhu al-Qada" "Dhu al-Hijjah"]
"Array of strings giving the names of the Islamic months.")
-(defconst calendar-islamic-epoch (calendar-absolute-from-julian '(7 16 622))
- "Absolute date of start of Islamic calendar = August 29, 284 AD (Julian).")
+(eval-and-compile
+ (autoload 'calendar-absolute-from-julian "cal-julian"))
+
+(defconst calendar-islamic-epoch
+ (eval-when-compile (calendar-absolute-from-julian '(7 16 622)))
+ "Absolute date of start of Islamic calendar = July 16, 622 AD (Julian).")
(defun islamic-calendar-leap-year-p (year)
"Return t if YEAR is a leap year on the Islamic calendar."