Hijri Calendar
Today’s Islamic date, based on the standard Umm al-Qura calendar used by Saudi Arabia and most of the Muslim world.
Today
6 Ṣafar
1448 AH
Al Athnayn · 6 صَفَر 1448هـ
Gregorian: Monday, July 20, 2026
About Hijri
The Hijri calendar is a lunar system of 12 months (354 or 355 days per year), beginning from the emigration of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE.
Upcoming events
- 1 Muharram — Islamic New Year
- 10 Muharram — Day of Ashura
- 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal — Mawlid al-Nabi (observed)
- 27 Rajab — Isra’ and Mi’raj (observed)
- 15 Sha’ban — Laylat al-Bara’ah
- 1 Ramadan — Start of fasting
- 27 Ramadan — Laylat al-Qadr (observed)
- 1 Shawwal — Eid al-Fitr
- 10 Dhu al-Hijjah — Eid al-Adha