Residents can look forward to at least 12 public holidays, including a potential six-day long weekend. According to the UAE ...

The Islamic New Year, marking the start of Muharram 1447, began on June 25, 2025, following moon sighting in Saudi Arabia. The UAE declared a public holiday on June 27. Rooted in the Prophet ...

Islamic New Year 2025 began on June 25 after Muharram moon sighting in Saudi Arabia; UAE declared June 27 a public holiday to mark the start of Hijri year 1447 AH.

The Islamic New Year 2025, also called Hijri New Year, officially commenced on Wednesday, June 25, after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted in Saudi Arabia post-Maghrib prayers. This celestial ...

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the Islamic New Year ...

Muharram was observed on June 27, with Ashura falling 10 days later. Find out the correct date, history and significance.

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change annually. The new year corresponds with the first sighting of the crescent moon ...

Though this is not confirmed as of yet, states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and West Bengal may announce an ...

ANOTHER twelve full calendar months have rolled by for the Muslim faithful around the world. Another fifty weeks have passed in the Islamic calendar. Another rotation of the full moon within its ...

Crescent for the new Islamic year was sighted this evening. The new Hijri year begins tomorrow.”Another post reads:The 1st of Muharram 1447 has commenced after Maghrib on Wednesday 25th June 2025The ...

The four months specifically designated as sacred months are the last four months of Hijrah calendar. They are Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qa’dah and Dhul Hijjah. Some of these months have 30 days. Others ...

After Ramadan, Muharram is the holiest month in the calendar. It is one of the four sacred months in Islam, during which specific customs and observances are upheld.