When is eid 2024

Muslim holidays by their Gregorian dates

Here are the dates of the most important Islamic holidays through 2030. These holidays move in the Western (Gregorian) calendar year since the Islamic (or Hijri) calendar is a lunar calendar, instead of a solar calendar.

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The Hijri calendar is named for the Hijra (or Hegira), the Prophet Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution. Years are given as A.H. (anno hegirae) as opposed to A.D. (anno domini).

The Hijri year is usually ten days shorter than the Gregorian year.

There are a few different versions, such as the Solar Hijri calendar used in Iran (which is a solar calendar) and the Tabular Hijri calendar (which is mathematically derived, much like how Jewish calendar was changed in the past).

Due to how the Hijri calendar rotates, the Hijri years are given as well to help clarify the chronology of events relative to the Gregorian calendar.

As well, since the traditional Hijri calendar is observational instead of mathematical (based on when phases of the moon can b

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