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Islamic New Year

The first of Muharram, the start of the Hijri year, which counts from the migration of the Prophet to Medina.

A pattern drawn for this day, not a photograph.

When is Islamic New Year in 2027?

Islamic New Year 2027 is on Sunday, 6 June 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2026, Tuesday, 16 June 2026; 2028, Thursday, 25 May 2028.

About Islamic New Year

The Islamic or Hijri new year begins on the first of Muharram, one of the four sacred months of the Islamic calendar. The calendar counts from 622 CE, the year in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to Medina, the hijra. It was set by the caliph Umar. The day is quiet in most places, with no required rites, and is kept with a short reflective sermon, prayers and visits. Some Muslims fast in the following days. In Indonesia and Malaysia, the occasion is Awal Muharram, with processions, readings and a meal for neighbours; in Java it also coincides with the Javanese month of Suro, a time of cleansing rites, and in several countries it is a public holiday.

Islamic New Year dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearIslamic New Year date
2026Tuesday, 16 June 2026
2027Sunday, 6 June 2027
2028Thursday, 25 May 2028

This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.

What is eaten

  • simple community meals

Traditions of Islamic New Year

MuharramThe sacred first month.

Also part of it, and being written: Hijri calendar (The lunar calendar used.), Hijra (The migration it marks.).

About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Islamic New Year" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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