If the moon sighting committees declare that the crescent moon has not been sighted today, July 30 will be counted as the 30th day of Dhul Hijjah 1443 and the month of Muharram or the Islamic New Year 1444 AH will start from Sunday Jin India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United Kingdom (UK), Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Morocco. If the crescent is sighted, the first day of Muharram will be marked on Jin these countries. Friday 29th of Dhul Hijjah 1443 AH, after the maghrib prayers, corresponding to July 30, 2022. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United Kingdom (UK), Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Morocco will be gearing up to sight the crescent moon of the Holy Month of Muharram this evening i.e. The Islamic New Year, also known as Al Hijri or Arabic New Year, is celebrated on the first day of Muharram as it was in this holy month that Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina but the 10th day of the month, known as Ashura, is mourned by Muslims in the remembrance of the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussain Ibn Ali in Karbala.Īs per the sighting of the cresent moon, Friday Jwill be the completion of the month of 30th of Dhul-Hijjah 1443 AH and the first day of Muharram 1444 will be on J(Saturday) in Saudi Arabia, Oman and other Gulf countries or those that follow KSA's moon sighting. Unlike the Gregorian calendar that consists of 365 days, Islamic calendar has about 354 days divided into 12 months. Muharram 2022: Al Hijri date, history, significance, rituals performed by Muslims on Islamic New Year (Twitter/syedadehlizahra) After Ramadan or Ramzan, Muharram is considered to be the most sacred month in Islam and it marks the beginning of the lunar calendar which Islam follows. Muharram is the first month in Islamic lunar calendar, followed by the months of Safar, Rabi-al-Thani, Jumada al-Awwal, Jumada ath-Thaniyah, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Zu al-Qadah and Zu al-Hijjah.

Hijri calendar 2022