Monday 9 November · 29 Jumada al-Ula 1448

Dhul Hijjah

The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are the best days of the year. The Prophet ﷺ said no good deeds are more beloved to Allah than those done in these days (Sahih al-Bukhari 969). They include the Day of Arafah, the Hajj and Eid al-Adha.

Dhul Hijjah begins: Friday 7 May 2027, in 179 days.

Hijri yearDate by calculationBegins at sunset on
1 Dhul Hijjah 1448Friday 7 May 2027Thursday 6 May 2027
1 Dhul Hijjah 1449Wednesday 26 April 2028Tuesday 25 April 2028
1 Dhul Hijjah 1450Sunday 15 April 2029Saturday 14 April 2029

Calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar. Communities that follow a local moon sighting may mark it a day later, so confirm with your masjid.

The Day of Arafah

The 9th of Dhul Hijjah is the Day of Arafah, when the pilgrims stand on the plain of Arafah. For those not on Hajj, fasting it expiates the sins of the year before and the year after (Sahih Muslim 1162).

Day of Arafah: Saturday 15 May 2027, in 187 days.

Hijri yearDate by calculation
9 Dhul Hijjah 1448Saturday 15 May 2027
9 Dhul Hijjah 1449Thursday 4 May 2028
9 Dhul Hijjah 1450Monday 23 April 2029

Calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar. Communities that follow a local moon sighting may mark it a day later, so confirm with your masjid.

The best dhikr of the Day of Arafah

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3585 · scholars differ on its grading (hasan or weak)

Eid al-Adha and the days of tashreeq

Eid al-Adha: Sunday 16 May 2027, in 188 days.

Hijri yearDate by calculation
10 Dhul Hijjah 1448Sunday 16 May 2027
10 Dhul Hijjah 1449Friday 5 May 2028
10 Dhul Hijjah 1450Tuesday 24 April 2029

Calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar. Communities that follow a local moon sighting may mark it a day later, so confirm with your masjid.

Eid al-Adha is on the 10th, and the three days after it, the 11th to 13th, are the days of tashreeq: days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah (Sahih Muslim 1141). Fasting isn’t allowed on Eid or the days of tashreeq, except for pilgrims who couldn’t offer a sacrifice.

Good deeds for the ten days

  • Say the takbeer, tahmid and tahlil often, at home and in the market.
  • Fast the first nine days if you can, and especially the Day of Arafah.
  • Give charity, read the Quran and pray extra.
  • If you will offer a sacrifice (udhiyah or qurbani), don’t cut your hair or nails from the 1st of Dhul Hijjah until it is done (Sahih Muslim 1977).
The takbeer of Eid and the days of Dhul Hijjah

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, Allahu akbar, wa lillahil-hamd.

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise.

Reported from Ibn Mas'ud (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah). One of several wordings reported from the Companions.
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