Islamic calendar
One calendar, one Ummah.
The Hijri calendar is more than dates. It's how the global Ummah moves together — through Ramadan, Hajj, and every blessed night in between.
A lunar system
The Hijri calendar is built on the moon.
Unlike the solar-based Gregorian calendar, the Hijri calendar follows the phases of the moon. Its starting point is the Hijrah — the Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina. A new month begins when the new moon is sighted, so the calendar gives an estimated rather than fixed schedule for upcoming Islamic dates.
The twelve months
Twelve months. Three hundred and fifty-four days.
Like the Gregorian year, the Islamic year has twelve months — but it's shorter, at roughly 354 to 355 days. In order:
- 01Muharram
- 02Safar
- 03Rabi al-Awwal
- 04Rabi al-Thani
- 05Jumada al-Awwal
- 06Jumada al-Thani
- 07Rajab
- 08Shaban
- 09Ramadan
- 10Shawwal
- 11Dhul Qadah
- 12Dhul Hijjah
The sacred months
Four months held above the rest.
“Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram, which occur in succession, and the fourth is Rajab.”
- Dhul Qadah
- Dhul Hijjah
- Muharram
- Rajab
During these months it is forbidden to wage war. The hadith above, from Sahih Bukhari, names them — three running back-to-back, and Rajab apart.
Important events
The days that move the year.
Eid, Hajj, Mawlid, Laylat al-Qadr — anchored to the Hijri calendar, they shape Ramadan, travel, gatherings, and du'a across the Ummah.
Eid-Ul-Fitr
Friday, 20 March 2026
1 Shawwal 1447
Eid-Ul-Adha
Saturday, 6 June 2026
10 Dhul Hijjah 1447
Islamic New Year
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
1 Muharram 1448
Ashura
Thursday, 16 July 2026
10 Muharram 1448
Mawlid al-Nabi
Thursday, 3 September 2026
12 Rabi al-Awwal 1448
Laylat al-Qadr
~19–27 Ramadan 1447
27 Ramadan 1447
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