The Islamic calendar is not merely a record of months, it’s a map of sacred time. Every date holds cosmic meaning, guiding the faithful when to fast, when to feast and when to reflect. The year is 2025, 1446-1447AH, and around the months of the lunar calendar there are some pretty spectacular days.
“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve months… of them four are sacred.”
(Surah At-Tawbah 9:36)
Ramadan 1446 AH
Expected: March 2 – April 1, 2025
A month of fasting, reciting the Qur’an, and purification.
“O you who have believed, fasting is prescribed for you…”
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183)
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Decree)
Likely: March 31, 2025 (27th night of Ramadan)
The most powerful night of the year — better than a thousand months.
(Surah Al-Qadr 97:1–5)
Eid al-Fitr (1 Shawwal 1446 AH)
Expected: April 2 or 3, 2025
The post-Ramadan celebration, with prayer, charity, and praise.
Hajj Days (8–13 Dhul-Hijjah 1446 AH)
Expected: June 5–10, 2025
The most sacred pilgrimage, one of the pillars of Islam.
Day of Arafah (9 Dhul-Hijjah)
Expected: June 8, 2025
The day of forgiveness. Fasting compensates for the sins of past and future.
“There is no day on which Allah frees more people from the Fire than the Day of Arafah.”
(Sahih Muslim)
Eid al-Adha (10 Dhul-Hijjah)
Expected: June 9 or 10, 2025
Eid-al-Adha, a commemoration of the devotion of Prophet Ibrahim (AS).
Islamic New Year (1 Muharram 1447 AH)
Expected: July 28, 2025
A moment of pause, reflect and new beginnings.
Day of Ashura (10 Muharram)
Expected: August 6, 2025
A day of significance historically and spiritually. One year of sins is forgiven on this day.
Conclusion
The Islamic year is a cycle of sacred opportunities, to turn back to Allah, to cleanse the self, to follow in the footsteps of the prophets. As you chart your 2025, let your heart fix on this divine calendar, and make each date in the schedule your soul.
“That is so. And whoever honors the symbols of Allah — indeed, it is from the piety of hearts.”
(Surah Al-Hajj 22:32)
