Islamic New Year Holiday Date Confirmed
- The Hijri New Year holiday will be observed on Thursday, 21st September, the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources announced
- According to the calendar for Hijri 1439, the first day of Muharram 1439 will be 21st September, 2017
- UAE has launched a unified Hijri calendar ahead of the new Islamic year, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced
- Earlier in the week, the UAE government announced that Muharram 1, 1439, will be observed as a holiday for both public and private sectors
- The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year or Hijri New Year, marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year
- The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar months and is 10-12 days shorter than the Gregorian year
- The Hijri calendar is prepared as per astronomical and physical calculations, taking into consideration physical, aerial, environmental and geographical factors
- A day in the Islamic calendar is defined as beginning at sunset
- The Hijri New Year does not usually involve public celebrations or traditional events and is considered to be a day dedicated to faith
