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Category: Muslim


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The Muslim category focuses on the Islamic faith and Muslim culture. For national, political, and secular events related to various nation-states, see the categories of Middle East or Africa and search using the nation’s ISO two-letter symbol (SA). It will be in the event title

Rajab (M): December 21 - January 19

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Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. The word 'Rajab' is a derivative of Rajaba, which means "to respect" in Arabic. Rajab is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic Calendar, during...

January

Day of Solidarity with Muslim Arab and Sou...

Daily

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January

Hijab Day, World.: February 1

Daily

The significance of the hijab and its role in society led to World Hijab Day on February 1st, beginning in 2013. Founded by Nazma Khan, World Hijab Day aims to foster religious tolerance and understanding...

January

Laylat al-Bara'a (M): February 13/14

Daily

Night of Forgiveness, or Laylat al Bara’a, is an Islamic observance. Muslims believe God writes the following year’s destiny for each man, woman, or child on this night. Typically, Muslims stay awake all...

January

Nisfu Syaaban (M): February 13/14

Daily

Nisfu Syaaban is an Islamic observance. Muslims believe this is the night when the fortunes of each person for the coming year are decided, and God forgives sins. In some cultures within the Islamic wor...

January

Ramadan (M): February 28 - March 30

Monthly

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins today at sundown for most Muslims and for Shi'ite Muslims on the next day. For those doing business with the Islamic world, many businesses will close or have sho...

January

Victory Day (IR)(1979): February 11

Daily

On February 11, 1979, the Shah of Iran, installed by the US and UK after a successful coup in 1953 against the democratically elected government, was deposed and forced from power by a popular uprising h...

January

Isra'a Wal Mi'raj (M)(621 AD): January 26/...

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According to Islam, Isra and Mi'raj are the two parts of the Night Journey, which the prophet Mohammad undertook during a single night in the year 621 AD. The Qu'ran states he traveled from Mecca to Jerus...

January

Rajab (M): January 1 -30

Monthly

Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. The word 'Rajab' is a derivative of Rajaba, which means "to respect" in Arabic. Rajab is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic Calendar, during...

January

Sha'ban (M): January 31- February 28

Monthly

Shaban, or Sha'ban, is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar and the month before Ramadan.

January

Spaghetti Day, Ntl.: January 4

Daily

National Spaghetti Day celebrates the round wheat noodle known as spaghetti. The ancient Greeks first wrote about spaghetti nearly 3,000 years ago. Later the lauded Roman statesman and poet Cicero documen...

January

Ashura (M): (680 AD) July 5/6

Daily

Ashura marks the Shi'a Islamic new year. "Ashura" is the Arabic word for tenth, thus named as it occurs on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Ashura is significant to t...

January

Safar (M): July 26 - August 23

Monthly

Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar. The Arabic word means "whistling of the wind." As the Islamic calendar is 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, each Islamic month falls at a differen...

January

Ayatollah Ruollah Khomeini Day (IR)(1989):...

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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Day is a national holiday in Iran and marks the cleric's death on June 3, 1989. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an influential Shiite Muslim cleric and political leader who w...

January

Eid al-Adha (M): June 6/7

Daily

Eid al-Adha is one of the two religious holidays observed by Muslims worldwide. It commemorates the obedience of Abraham to God when He commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael at Mount Moriah. But,...

January

Gnaoua World Music Festival (MA): June 26-...

Daily

Christians have Gospel music, and Islam in North Africa has Gnaoua. The Gnaoua World Music Festival, also known as Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde, is an annual celebration in the coastal town of Ess...

January

Hajj (M)(SA): June 4-9

Weekly

Dhu al-Hijjah is the 12th and last month in the Islamic Calendar, the final of four sacred months, and the month of Hajj. Performing Hajj occurs between the 8th to 12/13th of the month and is one of Islam...

January

Islamic New Year (M) 1447: June 26/27

Daily

Hijri (emigration), or Islamic New Year, is observed on the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar begins in 622 AD, and it marks when Mohammed, th...

January

Islamic Year 1447 (M): June 26, 2025 -June...

Annual

The Islamic calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar, is a lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine the dates of religious events and observances, including Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and Hajj. The calend...

January

Muharram (M): June 26 - July 25

Monthly

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of four sacred months for Muslims. Today is the first full day, and the month begins at sundown the day before. The header image is from the U...

January
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