Islamic New Year
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Islamic New Year is the religious observance that marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar year, commemorated on the first day of the month of Muharram by Muslims worldwide.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holiday
ⓘ
New Year celebration ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arabic New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hijri New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Raʼs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonth | Muharram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonthType | sacred month GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lunar months ⓘ |
| calendarEraBeginsWith | Hijra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | Hijra of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateVariesInGregorianCalendar | true ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| hasCulturalVariationsInObservance | true ⓘ |
| hasNoFixedGregorianDate | true ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | commemoration of the Hijra ⓘ |
| hasRituals |
Quran recitation
ⓘ
reflection on Hijra ⓘ religious lectures ⓘ special prayers ⓘ |
| isGenerallyLessFestiveThan |
Eid al-Adha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eid al-Fitr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedWorldwide | true ⓘ |
| isPublicHolidayIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ India (in some states) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria (in some states) ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | start of Hijri year count (year 1 AH) ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Islamic lunar year ⓘ |
| observedBy | Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Ashura (10 Muharram) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Muharram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOnDayOfMonth | 1 Muharram ⓘ |
| precedesHoliday | Day of Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hijri calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shiftsEarlierEachGregorianYearByDays | about 10 to 11 days ⓘ |
| typeOfCalendarYear | Hijri year ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating Islamic historical events
ⓘ
determining Islamic religious observances ⓘ |
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