Assalaamualikum Friend,
The Hijri calendar was started by Umar (ra) when he became the second Khalifah, to facilitate record-keeping and identifying a particular year in the past. Although the months themselves were named and existed before the Prophet (sa) (though their names might vary), the years were not counted per se. The formal calendar starts counting from the migration of the Prophet (sa) from Makkah to Madinah.
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