The Islamic New Year, marking the start of Muharram 1447, began on June 25, 2025, following moon sighting in Saudi Arabia.

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

How do Muslims observe it and will Iran war impact celebrations? - Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known ...

The Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic lunar calendar from the month of Muharram, offers a period for spiritual ...

Muhammadiyah launches a global unified Hijri calendar to synchronize Islamic holidays and strengthen Muslim unity across the ...

Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic Hijri calendar and is considered one of the four sacred months in Islam. It ...

The United Arab Emirates has announced that the Islamic New Year holiday will fall on Friday June 27, giving all workers in ...

The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution. Sufi Muslims perform Zikr, or remembrance of God, ...

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The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution. This journey, known as the Hijrah or migration in Arabic, ...

The calendar began in year 622. The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution.

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