Islamic Holidays 2019 - Ramadan Calendar 2019

There are two official holidays in Islam: Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan (a month of fasting during daylight hours), and Muslims usually give zakat (charity) on the occasion which begins after the new moon sighting for the beginning of the month of Shawal. The Eid al-Fitr celebration begins with prayers the morning of the 1st of Shawal, and is followed by breakfast, and often celebratory meals throuout the day. Eid Al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days, during which Muslims usually slaughter a sheep and distribute its meat in 3 parts: among family, friends, and the poor in a friendly manner. Muslims are also encouraged to be especially friendly and reach out to one another during this period.

Both of the holidays occur on dates in the Islamic calendar, which is lunar, and thus their dates in the Gregorian calendar, which is solar, change each year. The Gregorian calendar is based on the orbital period of the Earth's revolution around the Sun, approximately 365​1⁄4 days, while the Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29​1⁄2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months constitute an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.

Ramadan Calendar 2019

Ramadan in 2019 will start on Monday, the 6th of May 2019 (6/5/2019) and will continue for 30 days until Tuesday, the 4th of June.

Muslims fast from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. Fasting is a purifying experience so that Muslims can gain compassion and deepen their faith in Allah.

Although the idea of fasting is done so people feel what the poor and the hungry go through, the needy must also fast for Ramadan. Muslims fast by denying themselves food, water and all related sexual activity with their spouses, but also many things religiously forbidden but socially forgotten can void the person's fast, such as Ghibah (backbiting others) and deceiving others. However, people with chronic diseases or unhealthy conditions such as diabetes for example, and children are exempt from fasting. Travelers, and women who are menstruating or nursing a baby, are exempt from fasting as well during their special situation but are required to fast later.

Dates of holidays and other days of note

	Hijri date	1440 AH	1441 AH	1442 AH
Islamic New Year	1 Muḥarram	11 Sep. 2018	31 Aug. 2019	20 Aug. 2020
Ashura	10 Muḥarram	20 Sep. 2018	9 Sep. 2019	29 Aug. 2020
Arba'een[a]	20 Ṣafar[b]	30 Oct. 2018	19 Oct. 2019	8 Oct. 2020
Eid-e-Shuja'[c] (Eid-e-Zahra)	9 Rabī‘ al-Awwal	17 Nov. 2018	6 Nov. 2019	26 Oct. 2020
Mawlid an-Nabī[d]	12 Rabī‘ al-Awwal (Sunni)	20 Nov. 2018	9 Nov. 2019	29 Oct. 2020
	17 Rabī‘ al-Awwal (Shia)	25 Nov. 2018	14 Nov. 2019	3 Nov. 2020
Birthday of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib[a]	13 Rajab	20 Mar. 2019	8 Mar. 2020	25 Feb. 2021
Laylat al-Mi'raj	27 Rajab[e]	3 Apr. 2019	22 Mar. 2020	11 Mar. 2021
Laylat al-Bara'at	15 Sha‘bān	20 Apr. 2019	8 Apr. 2020	28 Mar. 2021
Birthday of Muhammad al-Mahdī[c]	15 Sha‘bān	20 Apr. 2019	8 Apr. 2020	28 Mar. 2021
First day of Ramaḍān	1 Ramaḍān	6 May 2019	24 Apr. 2020	13 Apr. 2021
Laylat al-Qadr	19, 21, 23, 25, 27, or 29 Ramaḍān[f]	between 24 May & 3 June 2019	between 12 & 22 May 2020	between 1 & 11 May 2021
Chaand Raat[g]	29 or 30 Ramaḍān[h]	3 June 2019	23 May 2020	12 May 2021
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwāl	4 June 2019	24 May 2020	13 May 2021
Hajj	8–13 Dhū al-Ḥijja	9–14 Aug. 2019	29 July – 3 Aug. 2020	18–23 July 2021
Day of Arafah	9 Dhū al-Ḥijja	10 Aug. 2019	30 July 2020	19 July 2021
Eid al-Adha	10 Dhū al-Ḥijja	11 Aug. 2019	31 July 2020	20 July 2021
Eid al-Ghadeer[a]	18 Dhū al-Ḥijja	19 Aug. 2019	8 Aug. 2020	28 July 2021
Eid al-Mubahalah[a]	24 Dhū al-Ḥijja	25 Aug. 2019	14 Aug. 2020	3 Aug. 2021

08 February 2019 (fri)   Martyrdom of Fatimah

07 March 2019 (thu)   Ragha’ib Night (Laylat al-Ragha’ib)

14 March 2019 (thu)   Migration to Abyssinia

20 March 2019 (wed)   Birth of Imam Ali

21 March 2019 (thu)   Nowruz

03 April 2019 (wed)   Isra and Mi'raj

20 April 2019 (sat)   Bara'at Night (Laylat al-Bara'at)

21 April 2019 (sun)   Birth of Imam Mahdi

06 May 2019 (mon)   Umrah — minor pilgrimage

06 May 2019 (mon)   Ramadan — the month of fasting for muslims

22 May 2019 (wed)   Battle of Badr

25 May 2019 (sat)   Conquest of Mecca

26 May 2019 (sun)   Martyrdom of Imam Ali

31 May 2019 (fri)   Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr)

31 May 2019 (fri)   Jumu'atul-Wida

05 June 2019 (wed)   Breaking the Fast Feast (Eid al-Fitr)

05 June 2019 (wed)   Battle of the Trench

07 June 2019 (fri)   Battle of Uhud

14 June 2019 (fri)   Battle of Hunayn

29 June 2019 (sat)   Martyrdom of Imam Jafar

04 July 2019 (thu)   Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

02 August 2019 (fri)   Beginning of Dhu al-Hijjah

11 August 2019 (sun)   Day of Arafah

12 August 2019 (mon)   Sacrifice Feast (Eid al-Adha)

13 August 2019 (tue)   The Days of Tashreeq

19 August 2019 (mon)   The event of Ghadir Khumm (Eid Al-Ghadeer)

25 August 2019 (sun)   Event of Mubahala

01 September 2019 (sun)   Islamic New Year

07 September 2019 (sat)   Battle of Khaybar

09 September 2019 (mon)   Day of Tasu'a

10 September 2019 (tue)   Day of Ashura

30 September 2019 (mon)   Beginning of Safar

19 October 2019 (sat)   Arba'een

26 October 2019 (sat)   Hegira

27 October 2019 (sun)   Demise of Prophet Muhammad

28 October 2019 (mon)   Martyrdom of Imam Reza

09 November 2019 (sat)   Birth of Prophet Muhammad (Eid al-Mawlid an-Nabawī)

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