List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
All Islamic observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.
Holidays for 1441 (2019-2020)
[edit]| Date on Islamic Calendar | Gregorian date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muharram | August 30 - September 29, 2019 | Muharram (alternative spellings here) | 1st Month of the Islamic calendar, can be either 29 or 30 days. |
| 1 Muharram | August 31, 2019 | Islamic New Year | |
| 1-10 Muharram | August 31-September 9, 2019 | Bibi-Ka-Alam | event held in Hyderabad, India |
| 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 | See Hosay and Tabuik |
| 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, Lorestan Province, Iran) |
| 10 Muharram | September 9, 2019 | Day of Ashura | For Sunnis, the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses occurred on this day. For both Shias and Sunnis, the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, 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 | |
| 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' | 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 (29 days), also called Rabī` al-Ākhir | November 28-December 26, 2019 | 4th month of the Islamic calendar | |
| 1 Rabi' al-thani | November 28, 2019 | Qaumee Dhuvas (Maldives National Day) | |
| 8 Rabi' al-thani | December 5, 2019 | Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H. | Commemorated by Chup Tazia |
| 11 Rabi' al-thani | December 11, 2019 | Urs of Abdul-Qadir Gilani | |
| Jumada al-awwal (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 | December 27, 2019 | Shia day of Remembrance: Death of Harun Rashid | |
| 10 Jumada al-awwal | January 5, 2020 | Shia day of Remembrance: Battle of the Camel | |
| 14 Jumada al-awwal | 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 | 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 (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 | January 28, 2019 | Martyrdom of Fatima (Iran) | |
| 13 Jumada al-thani | February 7, 2019 | Shia day of Remembrance:Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali) | |
| 20 Jumada al-thani | 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 | February 20, 2019 | Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Ali Naqi | According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab |
| Rajab | 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 of Moinuddin Chishti. (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
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Shia day of Celebration:
Birth of Janab E Ali Asghar |
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| 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 in Iran, Mauritania Somalia, and Sudan | |
| 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 | March 25 - April 23, 2020 | 8th Month of the Islamic calendar | |
| 15 Sha'ban | April 8, 2020 | Birth of Imam Mahdi/Mid-Sha'ban | Public holiday in Iran, Gargee'an |
| Ramadan (calendar month) (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. See also 22 Ramadan for alternative date. |
| 19 Ramadan | May 12, 2020 | One of three dates used by Shia Muslims for Laylat al-Qadr | See notes for 23 Ramadan |
| 20 Ramadan | May 13, 2020 | Conquest of Mecca | Shia day of remembrance |
| 21 Ramadan | May 14, 2020 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali, also one of the dates used by Sunnis for Laylat al-Qadr, see 27 Ramadan entry. | Public holiday in Iran, Azadari in Lucknow, 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 and Malaysia |
| 23 Ramadan | May 16, 2020 | Laylat al-Qadr, 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 in Sunni tradition | See notes for 27 Ramadan. |
| 27 Ramadan | May 20, 2020 | Laylat al-Qadr, Sunni Date | |
| Last Friday of the month of Ramadan | May 22, 2020 | Jumu'atul-Wida/Quds Day | |
| 29 Ramadan | May 22, 2020 | One of the dates of Laylat al-Qadr in Sunni tradition | See entry for 27 Ramadan |
| 29-30 Ramadan (Ramadan is 30 days during some years) | May 22-23, 2020 | Chaand Raat | |
| Shawwal | May 24-June 21, 2020 | 10th month of the Islamic calendar | |
| 1-2 Shawwal | May 24-25, 2020 | Eid al-Fitr | Chaand Raat, Durbar festival, Lebaran |
| 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 (also called Dhu'l-Qa'dah, or Zulqida) | June 22 - July 21, 2020 | 11th month of the Islamic calendar | |
| 1 Dhu al-Qi'dah | June 22, 2020 | Shia Day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Masoom-e-Qum | |
| 6 Dhu al-Qi'dah | June 27, 2020 | Shia Day of Remembrance: the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 A.H. | |
| 11 Dhu al-Qi'dah | July 2, 2020 | Shia Day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali Reza, 148 A.H. | |
| 25 Dhu al-Qi'dah | July 16, 2020 | Multiple Shia days of Remembrance | |
| 29 Dhu al-Qi'dah | July 20, 2020 | Shia Day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Taqi | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah (also Dh-ul-Hajja, Zulhijja or Zil-Hajj) | July 22-August 19, 2020 | 12th month of the Islamic calendar | |
| 1 Dhu al-Hijjah | 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 | |
| 9 Dhū al-Ḥijjah | July 30, 2020 | Day of Arafah/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 | |
| 10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah | July 31 - August 3, 2020 | Eid al-Adha | Durbar festival |
| 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 | Shia 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 | |
| 27 Dhu al-Hijjah | August 17, 2020 | Shia Day of Remembrance: Wafat of Janab-e-Meesum-e-Tammaa |