The Islamic New Year is the 1st of Muharram. The Hijri calendar counts years from the Prophet’s ﷺ migration (Hijrah) from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE, a system adopted in the time of the caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.
1 Muharram: Sunday 6 June 2027, in 209 days.
| Hijri year | Date by calculation | Begins at sunset on |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 6 June 2027 | Saturday 5 June 2027 |
| 1 Muharram 1450 | Thursday 25 May 2028 | Wednesday 24 May 2028 |
| 1 Muharram 1451 | Monday 14 May 2029 | Sunday 13 May 2029 |
| 1 Muharram 1452 | Saturday 4 May 2030 | Friday 3 May 2030 |
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.
Muharram, a sacred month
Muharram is one of the four sacred months (Quran 9:36). The Prophet ﷺ called it “the month of Allah” and said the best fasting after Ramadan is fasting in Muharram (Sahih Muslim 1163).
Marking the new year
The Sunnah doesn’t set special rituals for the first of Muharram. Many Muslims use it as a time to reflect on the year that has passed, make sincere intentions for the year ahead, and plan to fast on Ashura, nine days later.
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