Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a

crescent A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his ...

** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the

Islamic calendar The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...

Banu Hilal The Banu Hilal ( ar, بنو هلال, translit=Banū Hilāl) was a confederation of Arabian tribes from the Hejaz and Najd regions of the Arabian Peninsula that emigrated to North Africa in the 11th century. Masters of the vast plateaux of t ...

, a confederation of tribes of Arabia

Arts and entertainment

* ''Al Hilal'' (film), a 1935 Urdu/Hindi costume drama film * ''Al Hilal'' (1958 film), a 1958 Urdu/Hindi Bollywood film costume drama film * ''Al-Hilal'' (newspaper), a weekly Urdu newspaper 1912–1914 * ''Al-Hilal'' (magazine), a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine

Businesses and organizations

Al Hilal Bank Al Hilal Bank (Arabic: مصرف الهلال), Established in 2007, Al Hilal Bank is an Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi (UAE) offering Shari’ah compliant Retail Banking, Treasury and Wealth Management. Al Hilal Bank was acquired by A ...

, an Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates * Al-Hilal Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Omdurman, Sudan * Al-Hilal English School, Manki, a not-for-profit school in Manki, Karnataka, India * Red Crescent (emblem) (''al-hilal al-ahmar''), a symbol of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

People

* Hilal (given name) * Hilal (surname)

Places

* Al Hilal (district), a district of Doha, Qatar * Hilal (İzmir Metro), a metro station in İzmir

Sports

Al-Hilal (basketball) Al Hilal (in Arabic: نادي الهلال) is a Saudi professional basketball club based in the city of Riyadh in the Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia that plays in the Saudi Premier League. Currently, Al Hilal also plays in the West Asia Super L ...

, a professional basketball club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia *

Al-Hilal Tunis Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the Lunar phase, crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arab ...

, a Tunisian women basketball club in the

Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship The Arab Women's Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams for women.Arab Wom ...

Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi, handball) Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia Arts ...

, a Libyan handball club in the

African Handball Champions League African Handball Champions League is an annual international club handball competition run by the African Handball Confederation. The top club sides from Africa's handball leagues are invited to participate in the tournament, which serves as a q ...

Al-Hilal (Bahrain) Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia Arts ...

, a Bahraini handball club in the

Asian Club League Handball Championship The Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship (AHF Club League Championship) is the official competition organised by Asian Handball Federation for the men's handball clubs of Asia, and takes place every year. In addition to crowning the Asi ...

Al-Hilal (volleyball) Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia Arts ...

, a Saudi volleyball team in the 2007 and

2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship The 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 10th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2008 Asian ...

Football

Al Hilal SFC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the ...

, a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club *

Al Hilal (Bahrain) Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia Arts ...

, a club in the 1997– 2001 Bahraini Premier League *

Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi) Al-Hilal Sports Cultural & Social Club () also known as Al-Hilal Benghazi is a Libyan professional association football club based in Benghazi, Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليب ...

, a Libyan club *

Al-Hilal (Salalah) Salalah Sport Club ( ar, نادي صلالة الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Nimoor'', or "The Tiger(s)", or just plainly as Salalah) is an Omani football club based in Salalah, Oman. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, but they a ...

, former name of Salalah SC, an Omani club * Al-Hilal Gaza, a Palestine club in the Gaza Strip Premier League *

Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) Al Hilal Educational Club ( ar, نادي الهلال للتربية), known as Al Hilal Omdurman or simply Al Hilal, is based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. Name and history The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for ...

, a Sudanese club * Al-Hilal ESC (Al-Fasher), a Sudanese club * Al-Hilal SC (Kadougli), a Sudanese club * Al-Hilal Al-Sahili, a Yemeni club *

Al-Hilal FC (Juba) Al Hilal Juba Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship. Name and history The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for crescent – a name cho ...

, a South Sudanese club *

Al-Hilal FC (Wau) Al Hilal Wau Football Club is a South Sudanese association football, football club located in Wau, South Sudan, Wau, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship. They won the 2018 South Sudan Football Championship.ht ...