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Islamic New Year

The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection.

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Islamic New Year · lunar-hijri · 1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)

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Islamic New Year

The first day of Muharram opens the Lunar Hijri year. Sunni and Shia communities mark it with prayer and reflection.

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ܐܟܕܡܝܐ126 ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ، ܚܕ ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐܡܕܝܢܝܐ3 ܚܡܠ̈ܬܐ، 5 ܬܪܡܝ̈ܬܐܝܪܬܘܬܐ116 ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ، 40 ܪܘܫܡ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܠܘܓܝܐܚܒܪ̈ܐ88 ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠ̈ܐ، ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܪ̈ܐܣܘܟ̈ܐܓܘ ܒܢܝܢܐ. ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܡܩܒܠܐ
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Islamic New Year

آغاز سال هجری قمری

آغاز سال هجری قمری

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Calendar
lunar-hijri
Date
1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
ܬܪܝܢܝܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

Dates given by the calendar that fixes them; movable days move with it.

The year

21 fixed-date days · this one in red
Fixed-date days on the strip; movable days are listed by their own calendar.

Other days in the lunar-hijri calendar

6
1 Shawwal
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitrreligious
ܦܬܚ
10 Muharram
Muharram and Ashurareligious
ܦܬܚ
10 Dhu al-Hijjah
Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)religious
ܦܬܚ
9 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Tasuareligious
ܦܬܚ
20 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Arbaeenreligious
ܦܬܚ
12 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)
Mawlid (12 Rabi al-Awwal)religious
ܦܬܚ

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