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Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...
, August 30 - September 29, 2019 ,
Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...
(alternative spellings here) , 1st Month of the Islamic calendar, can be either 29 or 30 days. , - , 1 Muharram , August 31, 2019 ,
Islamic New Year The Islamic New Year ( ar, رأس السنة الهجرية, '), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic y ...
, , - , 1-10 Muharram , August 31-September 9, 2019 ,
Bibi-Ka-Alam Bibi-Ka-Alam or Bibi-Ka-Alawa is an annual procession during Muharram. Bibi-ka-Alam, installed in the name of Imam Hussain, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, at the Bibi ka Alawa at Dabirpura, Ol ...
, event held in
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, - , 2 Muharram , September 1, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Arrival of Imam Hussain in Karbalā, 61 A.H. , , - , 3 Muharram , September 2, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Water supply to Imam Husain & his companions was stopped in Karbalā , , - , 6 Muharram , September 5, 2019 ,
Mourning of Muharram The Mourning of Muharram (also known as Azadari, Remembrance of Muharram or Muharram Observances) is a set of commemoration rituals observed primarily by Shia people. The commemoration falls in Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. ...
, See
Hosay Hosay (originally from Husayn) is a Muslim Indo-Caribbean commemoration that is popularly observed in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname. In Trinidad and Tobago, multi-coloured model mausoleums or mosque-shaped model tombs kno ...
and
Tabuik A Tabuik is the local manifestation of the Remembrance of Muharram among the Minangkabau people in the coastal regions of West Sumatra, Indonesia, particularly in the city of Pariaman. History A "''tabuik''" also refers to the towering funeral b ...
, - , 7 Muharram , September 6, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Stored water in the tents runs out , , - , 9 Muhurram , September 8, 2019 , Day of Tasu'a , See also Chehel Minbari (
Shia Muslims Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...
, Lorestan Province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
) , - , 10 Muharram , September 9, 2019 ,
Day of Ashura A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two s ...
, For Sunnis, the crossing of the
Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
by
Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
occurred on this day. For both Shias and Sunnis, the martyrdom of
Husayn ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...
, the grandson of Muhammad, and his followers. , - , 12 Muharram , September 11, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Siyyum of Shaheed-e-Karbala , 3rd day of Ashura , - , 17 Muharram , September 16, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Aam-ul-feel , Abraha attacked on Ka'aba , - , 18 Muharram , September 17, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Qibla was changed from Bait-ul-Muqqaddas to Ka'bah, 2 A.H , , - , 20 Muharram , September 19, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: 10th day of Ashura , , - , 25 Muharram , September 24, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H. , , - , 30 Muharram , September 29, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: 20th day of Ashura , Note: Observed next day in years in which Muharram has only 29 days , - , 1-30 Safar , September 30 - October 28, 2019 , 2nd Month of the Islamic Calendar , , - , 1 Safar , September 30, 2019 , Two Shia Days of Remembrance , , - , 7 Safar , October 6, 2019 , Birth of Imam Musa-e-Kazim, 128 A.H. , , - , 10 Safar , October 9, 2019 , Multiple Shia days of remembrance , , - , 12 Safar , October 11, 2019 , Shia day of remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Salman-e-Farsi , , - , 17 Safar , October 18, 2019 , Shia day of remembrance:Martyrdom of Imam Ali Reza, 203 A.H. , According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Dhu al-Qi'dah , - , 20 Safar , October 19, 2019 ,
Arba'een , duration = 1 day , frequency = once every Islamic year , observedby = Shia , date = 20 Safar , date2018 = 30 October , date2019 = 19 October , date2020 = 8 October , date2021 = 28 September , date ...
, , - , 28 Safar , October 27, 2019 , Shia Day of mourning: Demise of Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) , Public holiday in Iran According to some scholars 17 Safar or 23rd Zul'Hijjah , - , 29 Safar , October 28, 2019 , Martyrdom of Imam Reza , Public holiday in Iran , - , 1-29 Rabi' al-awwal , October 29-November 27, 2019 , 3rd month on Islamic calendar, can have 30 days some years , - , 1 Rabi' al-awwal , October 29, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Hijrat (migration) of Muhammad , , - , 5 Rabi' al-awwal , November 2, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat of Janab-e-Masooma-e-Qum , , - , 8 Rabi' al-awwal , November 5, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H. , , - , 9 Rabi' al-awwal , November 6, 2019 ,
Eid-e-Shuja' Omar Koshan ( fa, عمرکشان, "the Killing of Umar"), also known as Jashn-e Hazrat-e Zahra ("Celebration of Fatima al-Zahra'") or Eid-e-Shuja' ("Feast of the Courageous One") is a yearly festival held by some Twelver Shi'i Muslims in Iran. ...
, Observed by most Twelver Shi‘a Muslims , - , 9 Rabi' al-awwal , November 6, 2019 , Shia day of Celebration: Imamat day of Imam-e-Zaman , , - , 12 Rabi' al-awwal , November 9, 2019 , Mawlid , Sunni only, Shia celebrate on Rabi' al-awwal 17 , - , 14 Rabi' al-Awwal , November 11, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Yazid was killed , , - , 15 Rabi' al-Awwal , November 12, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 A.H , , - , 17 Rabi' al-awwal , November 14, 2019 , Mawlid , Shia sect date. Sunnis celebrate on 12th. Public holiday in Iran , - , 17 Rabi' al-awwal , November 14, 2019 , Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq, 83 A.H. , , - , 18 Rabi' al-awwal , November 15, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Umm-e-Kulsum Bint-e-Ali , , - ,
Rabi' al-thani Rabiʽ al-Thani ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي, Rabīʿ ath-Thānī, lit=The second Rabi, also known as Rabi' al-Akhirah ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Rabi' al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Rabi), Rabi al-Akhir (), or Rabi' I ...
(29 days), also called Rabī` al-Ākhir , November 28-December 26, 2019 , 4th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1
Rabi' al-thani Rabiʽ al-Thani ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي, Rabīʿ ath-Thānī, lit=The second Rabi, also known as Rabi' al-Akhirah ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Rabi' al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Rabi), Rabi al-Akhir (), or Rabi' I ...
, November 28, 2019 , Qaumee Dhuvas (Maldives National Day) , , - , 8
Rabi' al-thani Rabiʽ al-Thani ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي, Rabīʿ ath-Thānī, lit=The second Rabi, also known as Rabi' al-Akhirah ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Rabi' al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Rabi), Rabi al-Akhir (), or Rabi' I ...
, December 5, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H. , Commemorated by
Chup Tazia Chup Tazia ( ur, ) or silent ''tazia'' is the name given to religious processions held mostly on 8th of Rabi' al-awwal by Twelver Shia Muslims in India and Pakistan to commemorate the death of Imam Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh of the Twelver Sh ...
, - , 11
Rabi' al-thani Rabiʽ al-Thani ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلثَّانِي, Rabīʿ ath-Thānī, lit=The second Rabi, also known as Rabi' al-Akhirah ( ar, رَبِيع ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Rabi' al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Rabi), Rabi al-Akhir (), or Rabi' I ...
, December 11, 2019 , Urs of Abdul-Qadir Gilani , , - ,
Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Awwal ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل, Jumādā al-ʾAwwal, lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit=The first Jumada), or Jumada I, is the ...
(29–30 days) (also called Jumada I Jumada al-Ula or Jumadil Awwal) , December 27, 2019 - January 25, 2019 , 5th Month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1
Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Awwal ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل, Jumādā al-ʾAwwal, lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit=The first Jumada), or Jumada I, is the ...
, December 27, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance: Death of Harun Rashid , , - , 10
Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Awwal ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل, Jumādā al-ʾAwwal, lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit=The first Jumada), or Jumada I, is the ...
, January 5, 2020 , Shia day of Remembrance: Battle of the Camel , , - , 14
Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Awwal ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل, Jumādā al-ʾAwwal, lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit=The first Jumada), or Jumada I, is the ...
, January 9, 2020 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 11 A.H , According to some scholars on 13th of same month or 3rd Jamadi-ul-Aakhir , - , 15
Jumada al-awwal Jumada al-Awwal ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأَوَّل, Jumādā al-ʾAwwal, lit=The initial Jumada), also known as Jumada al-Ula ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ, Jumādā al-ʾŪlā, lit=The first Jumada), or Jumada I, is the ...
, January 10, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 37 A.H. , According to some scholars on 15th of Jamadi-ul-Aakhir or 5th Shabaan , - ,
Jumada al-thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
(1-29) (also called Jamaad-ath-Thaanee, Jumaada al-Akhir, Jumada al-Akhira) , January 26-February 24, 2020 , 6th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 3
Jumada al-thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
, January 28, 2019 , Martyrdom of Fatima (Iran) , , - , 13
Jumada al-thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
, February 7, 2019 , Shia day of Remembrance:Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali) , , - , 20
Jumada al-thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
, February 14, 2019 , Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 8 B.H./ Mother's Day in Iran , , - , 26
Jumada al-thani Jumada al-Thani ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلثَّانِي, Jumādā ath-Thānī, lit=The second Jumada) also known as Jumada al-Akhirah ( ar, جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْآخِرَة, link=no, Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, lit=The final Jumada), Jumad ...
, February 20, 2019 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Ali Naqi , According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab , - ,
Rajab Rajab ( ar, رَجَب) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of the classical Arabic verb ''rajaba'' is "to respect" which could also mean "be awe or be in fear", of which Rajab is a derivative. This month is re ...
, February 25 - March 24, 2020 , 7th Month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1 Rajab , February 25, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Imam Mohammed Baqir, 57 A.H. , , - , 6 Rajab , March 1, 2020 ,
Urs Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc ...
of
Moinuddin Chishti Chishtī Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan Sijzī (1143–1236 Common Era, CE), known more commonly as Muʿīn al-Dīn Chishtī or Moinuddin Chishti, or by the epithet Gharib Nawaz (),Blain Auer, "Chishtī Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan", in: ''Encyclopaedia o ...
. (Sunni) , , - , 7 Rajab , March 2, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Abbas, 36 A.H. , According to some scholars on 4th Shabaan , - , 9 Rajab , March 6, 2020
, Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Janab E Ali Asghar , , - , 10 Rajab , March 7, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 195 A.H. , , - , 13 Rajab , March 10, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali , Public holiday in Iran , - , 13 Rajab , March 8, 2020 ,
Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...
in
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
,
Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, and
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, , - , 15 Rajab , March 10, 2020 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq , , - , 18 Rajab , March 13, 2020 , Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat Ibrahim , , - , 20 Rajab , March 15, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Janab-e-Sakina , , - , 22 Rajab , March 17, 2020 , Shia day of Celebration: Niyaz/Nazr of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq , , - , 24 Rajab , March 19, 2020 , Shia day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Ali-Asgar , , - , 25 Rajab , March 20, 2020 , Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Musa-e-Kazim , , - , 26 Rajab , March 21, 2020 , Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat of Abu Talib , , - , 27 Rajab , March 22, 2020 , Lailat al-Mi'raj , Public holiday in Iran , - , 28 Rajab , March 23, 2020 , Shia day of Mourning: Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Medina, 60 A.H. , , - ,
Sha'ban Shaʽban ( ar, شَعْبَان, ') is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. It is called as the month of "separation", as the word means "to disperse" or "to separate" because the pagan Arabs used to disperse in search of water. The fiftee ...
, March 25 - April 23, 2020 , 8th Month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 15 Sha'ban , April 8, 2020 , Birth of Imam Mahdi/
Mid-Sha'ban Mid-Sha'ban ( ar-at, نصف شعبان, niṣf šaʿbān or ''laylat niṣf min šaʿbān'' "night on the half of Sha'ban") is a Muslim holiday observed by Shia and Sunni Sufi Muslim communities on the eve of 15th of Sha'ban (i.e., the nigh ...
, Public holiday in Iran, Gargee'an , - ,
Ramadan (calendar month) Ramadan ( ar, رَمَضَان, ') is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the month in which the Quran is believed to be revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Isla ...
(also called Ramadhan) , April 24 - May 23, 2020 , 9th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1 Ramadan , April 24, 2020 , First day of Ramadan , Public holiday in Malaysia , - , 14 Ramadan , May 7, 2020 , Garangao , , - , 15 Ramadan , May 8, 2020 , Gargee'an , , - , 17 Ramadan , May 10, 2020 , Day of Nuzul Al-Quran , Public holiday in Malaysia, this date is also celebrated in
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. See also 22 Ramadan for alternative date. , - , 19
Ramadan , type = islam , longtype = Religious , image = Ramadan montage.jpg , caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, Iran. ...
, May 12, 2020 , One of three dates used by Shia Muslims for
Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
, See notes for 23 Ramadan , - , 20
Ramadan , type = islam , longtype = Religious , image = Ramadan montage.jpg , caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, Iran. ...
, May 13, 2020 ,
Conquest of Mecca The Conquest of Mecca ( ar, فتح مكة , translit=Fatḥ Makkah) was the capture of the town of Mecca by Muslims led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in December 629 or January 630 AD ( Julian), 10–20 Ramadan, 8 AH. The conquest marked t ...
, Shia day of remembrance , - ,
21 Ramadan 21 Ramadan is the twenty-first day of the ninth month ( Ramadan) of the Islamic calendar. In the conventional Lunar Hijri calendar, this day is the 257th day of the year. Deaths * 40 AH – Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Imam of Shiites and ...
, May 14, 2020 , Martyrdom of Imam Ali, also one of the dates used by Sunnis for
Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
, see 27 Ramadan entry. , Public holiday in Iran,
Azadari in Lucknow Azadari in Lucknow or ''Mourning in Lucknow'', is name of the practices related to mourning and commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680, particularly in ''period of Muharram'' (in t ...
, see entry for 23 Ramadan. , - , 22 Ramadan , May 15, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Nuzool Quran , Shia sect only, day is celebrated 17 Ramadan in
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
and
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, - , 23 Ramadan , May 16, 2020 ,
Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
, Shia Date , Most Shia traditions celebrate on this date, they believe that is Laylat al-Qadr is to be found in the last ten odd nights of Ramadan but mostly on the 19th, 21st or 23rd of Ramadan with 23rd being the most important night. The 19th, according to the Shia belief coincides with the night Ali was attacked in the Mihrab while worshipping in the Great Mosque of Kufa, and died on the 21st of Ramadan. Shia Muslims regard these three nights as greatly rewarding. Sunnis also use this date as one of the Laylat al-Qadr days, see 27 Ramadan entry. , - , 25 Ramadan , May 18, 2020 , One of the dates of
Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
in Sunni tradition , See notes for 27 Ramadan. , - , 27 Ramadan , May 20, 2020 ,
Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
, Sunni Date , , - , Last Friday of the month of Ramadan , May 22, 2020 ,
Jumu'atul-Wida Jumu'atul-Widaa' ( meaning ''Friday of farewell'', also called al-Jumu'ah al-Yateemah or ''the orphaned Friday'' Urdu: Al-Widaa Juma) is the last Friday in the month of Ramadhan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Etymology Jumu'ah comes from the Arabic word ...
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Quds Day Quds Day (), officially known as International Quds Day ( fa, روز جهانی قدس, Ruz Jahâni Quds), is an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to express support for Palestinians a ...
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Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...
in Sunni tradition , See entry for 27 Ramadan , - , 29-30 Ramadan (Ramadan is 30 days during some years) , May 22-23, 2020 ,
Chaand Raat ''Chaand Raat'' (, , ur, , lit=Night of the moon) is a South Asia location, used for the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr; it can also mean a night with a new moon for the new Islamic month Shawwal. Chaand Raat is a time of celebratio ...
, , - , Shawwal , May 24-June 21, 2020 , 10th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1-2 Shawwal , May 24-25, 2020 , Eid al-Fitr ,
Chaand Raat ''Chaand Raat'' (, , ur, , lit=Night of the moon) is a South Asia location, used for the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr; it can also mean a night with a new moon for the new Islamic month Shawwal. Chaand Raat is a time of celebratio ...
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Durbar festival The Durbar festival is an annual cultural, religious and equestrian festival celebrated in several northern cities of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zazzau, Bauchi, Bida and Ilorin. The festival marks the end of Ramadan and also coin ...
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Lebaran is the popular name for two Islamic official holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Indonesia, and is one of the major national holidays in the country. holiday officially lasts for two days in the Indonesian calendar, although the governme ...
, - , 2 Shawwal , May 25, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Battle of the Trench (Khandak) , , - , 8 Shawwal , May 31, 2020 , Day of Sorrow , , - , 9 Shawwal , June 1, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed , , - , 10 Shawwal , June 2, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Ghaibat-e-Kubra-e-Imam-e-Zaman , , - , 15 Shawwal , June 7, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Shahadat of Hamzah in Battle of Uhud, 3 A.H. , , - , 25 Shawwal , June 17, 2020 , Martyrdom of Imam Jafar , Public holiday in Iran , - , 29 Shawwal , June 21, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Birth of Abu Talib , , - ,
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
(also called Dhu'l-Qa'dah, or Zulqida) , June 22 - July 21, 2020 , 11th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
, June 22, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Masoom-e-Qum , , - , 6
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
, June 27, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 A.H. , , - , 11
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
, July 2, 2020 , Shia Day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali Reza, 148 A.H. , , - , 25
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
, July 16, 2020 , Multiple Shia days of Remembrance , , - , 29
Dhu al-Qi'dah Dhu al-Qa'dah ( ar, ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, ', ), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied w ...
, July 20, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Taqi , , - ,
Dhu al-Hijjah Dhu al-Hijja ( ar, ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, translit=Ḏū al-Ḥijja, ), also spelled Zu al-Hijja, is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the ''Hajj, Ḥajj'' (P ...
(also Dh-ul-Hajja, Zulhijja or Zil-Hajj) , July 22-August 19, 2020 , 12th month of the Islamic calendar , , - , 1
Dhu al-Hijjah Dhu al-Hijja ( ar, ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, translit=Ḏū al-Ḥijja, ), also spelled Zu al-Hijja, is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the ''Hajj, Ḥajj'' (P ...
, July 22, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Sayeda Fatima married to Ali , , - , 1-9 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 22-July 30, 2020 , Fasting days , , - , 1-10 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 22 - July 31, 2020 , Nights for standing (Qiyaam) in Tahajjud , , - , 3 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 24, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Renunciation of Adam accepted , , - , 7 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 28, 2020 , Shia Day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Baqir , , - , 8 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 29, 2020 , Shia Day of Mourning: Imam Hussain started from Mecca to Karbala , , - , 8–13 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 29 - August 3, 2020 ,
Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...
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Day of Arafah The Day of Arafah ( ar, يوم عرفة, Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. It is the second day of both the Hajj pilgrimage and the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. At ...
/ Shia Day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Janab-e-Muslim ibn Aqil & Hani ibn Urwah in Kufa , , - , 9-13 Dhu al-Hijjah , July 30 - August 3, 2020 ,
Takbirut Tashreeq ''Takbír at-Tashreeq'' is the recitation of Takbir during the period of tashriq. It is practiced by Muslims from the time of the morning prayer on the 9th day of the month of Dhul Hijjah until after the afternoon prayer on the 13th day of Dhul ...
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Dhu al-Hijjah Dhu al-Hijja ( ar, ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, translit=Ḏū al-Ḥijja, ), also spelled Zu al-Hijja, is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the ''Hajj, Ḥajj'' (P ...
, July 31 - August 3, 2020 ,
Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...
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Durbar festival The Durbar festival is an annual cultural, religious and equestrian festival celebrated in several northern cities of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zazzau, Bauchi, Bida and Ilorin. The festival marks the end of Ramadan and also coin ...
, - , 15 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 5, 2020 , Shia Day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali Naqi , , - , 16 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 6, 2020 , Shia Day of Mourning: Wafat of Janab-e-Zainab , , - , 18 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 8, 2020 ,
Eid al-Ghadeer Eid al-Ghadir ( ar, عید الغدیر, ʿīd al-ghadīr, feast of the pond) is an Islamic commemorative holiday, and is considered to be among the significant holidays of Shi'ite Muslims. The Eid is held on 18 Dhul-Hijjah at the time when the ...
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Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...
sect only, public holiday in Iran , - , 19 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 9, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Sayeda Fatima went to Ali's house after their marriage , , - , 23 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 13, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Farzand-e-Muslim , , - , 24 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 14, 2020 ,
Eid al-Mubahila The Event of Mubahala () was a meeting between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a Christian delegation from Najran (present-day Saudi Arabia), in the month of Dhu'l-Hijja, 10 AH (October 631, October 631–32, October 632–33), where Muhamm ...
, , - , 27 Dhu al-Hijjah , August 17, 2020 , Shia Day of Remembrance: Wafat of Janab-e-Meesum-e-Tammaa ,


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List of Gregorian Islamic observances {{Short description, none *February 1: World Hijab Day *Second Sunday in February: International Purple Hijab Day *February 20: Promised Reformer Day (Ahmadiyya) *February 28: Teachers' Day (Arab states) *March 23: Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya) * ...
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List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar Dates in this table are determined by when the March Equinox falls. It will fall on March 20 from 2018-2023. {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Holiday date !!Holiday name !! Description !!March equinox on March 19 !!March Eq ...


External links

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Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...