Islamic New Year 2025: The Islamic New Year, known as Hijri New Year, marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is celebrated on the first day of Muharram. This important date ...

The UAE public holiday law was updated at the beginning of 2025 to allow holiday dates tied to the Islamic Hijri calendar to ...

In countries adhering to the Islamic calendar, the New Year, known as Hijri, whispers its arrival on the first day of Muharram. The date floats each year, a lunar phantom marking Prophet Muhammad ...

It is important to note that 24 mosques were inaugurated at a cost of 174 million dirhams last year, providing accommodation for 13,911 Islamic worshippers. Now, 55 new mosques will be constructed ...

such as New Year’s Day, are marked at different times to the rest of the world, the majority of whom follow the Gregorian calendar. For Muslims, the Islamic calendar, also called the Hijri ...

For example, Islamic New Year falls on the first day of the Hijri month of Muharram but, in 2024, Muharram 1 was on Sunday July 7. This meant that while it was officially a paid holiday, private ...