Hijri New Year is not as well known or as widely celebrated as Eid al-Adha, which marks the culmination of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. But it is still a significant day for Islam's 1.8 ...

A Muslim prays after Maghrib (evening) prayer on the night of the Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year (Ras al-Sanah al-Hijriya) at Al Azhar mosque in old Cairo November 14, 2012.

The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina. This journey, known as the Hijrah or migration in Arabic, ...

The calendar began in year 622 The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution.

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

The Islamic New Year for 1447 AH (Anno Hegirae) is expected to begin on the evening of June 25, 2025, and will continue into June 26, 2025, on the Gregorian calendar, as per reports .The Islamic ...

Amr Nabil. FILE - Sufi Muslims perform Zikr, or remembrance of God, as they sing Islamic songs during a parade to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic new year, 1446 Hijri, in Cairo, Egypt ...

The calendar began in year 622 The Hijri calendar begins counting from 622 C.E., the year the Prophet Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina, fleeing persecution.