Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year

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Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year​

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Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted. Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of...

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• Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar
• Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of the month

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted.

Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of the month (Thursday June 25, 2026).

Muslims believe that the day of Ashura commemorates various historical events, including the day when Prophet Musa and the Israelites were saved from the tyranny of pharaoh in Egypt.

Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted. Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of...

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Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year​

People pray at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (@AlharamainSA)
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Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted. Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of...

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Updated 15 June 2026 21:55
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June 15, 202620:11






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• Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar
• Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of the month

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted.

Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of the month (Thursday June 25, 2026).

Muslims believe that the day of Ashura commemorates various historical events, including the day when Prophet Musa and the Israelites were saved from the tyranny of pharaoh in Egypt.

Saudi Supreme Court announces Tuesday as beginning of new Islamic year

RIYADH: Tuesday will mark the beginning of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Monday after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted. Muharram is the first month of the Hijri calendar and Muslims are encouraged to fast on the day of Ashura which falls on the tenth of...

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It takes a Supreme Court to do this ???? Surely the whole point of a calendar is that it is a fixed structure that is recurring unchanged?

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What happens if the "crescent moon of Muharram is not sighted ?" - does the current calendar year get "larger?".