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A YEAR OF QUESTIONS / SEASONS
Seasons
There is a time to prepare.
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Find reading for the moment you are in, or look ahead to the next. Every guide stays open throughout the year.
Today: Jumada al-Akhirah 3
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THE HIJRI YEAR
1448 AH
Choose a month to browse its dated and monthly guides. Weekly, civil-date and year-round reading stays under All guides.
Umm al-Qura calendar, using the site clock. Local moon sighting and observance can differ. This is a reading calendar, not a declaration of religious dates.
FIND YOUR MOMENT
Reading throughout the year
19 guides
Now
Every Friday
NowFriday
Open guide ↗What this guide explores
The Friday prayer, the sermon, the congregation, and the mosque.
Now
16 October to 1 March
NowRain and winter
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When the sky opens and the cold bites: wiping over socks, tayammum, combining prayers for rain, and the rain prayer.
IN THE YEAR
All of Ramadan
All of RamadanRamadan
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The month’s questions in one place: what breaks the fast, suhoor and iftar, excuses, the last ten nights, and zakat al-fitr.
IN THE YEAR
Dhul-Hijjah, days 1 to 13
Dhul-Hijjah, days 1 to 13Hajj and Dhul-Hijjah
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For pilgrims and for everyone at home: the ten days, Arafah, the sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, and the rites of hajj.
IN THE YEAR
Muharram, days 1 to 11
Muharram, days 1 to 11Muharram and Ashura
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The new Hijri year and the fast of Ashura, as the sources answer them.
IN THE YEAR
All of Safar
All of SafarSafar
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The month people ask about: omens, travel, marriage, and what the sources say.
IN THE YEAR
All of Rabi al-Awwal
All of Rabi al-AwwalRabi al-Awwal
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The month people ask about the Mawlid and about the Prophet’s life.
IN THE YEAR
All of Rajab
All of RajabRajab and the sacred months
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Fasting in Rajab, the Isra and Miraj, and what makes a month sacred.
IN THE YEAR
All of Shaban
All of ShabanShaban
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The month before Ramadan: voluntary fasts, the middle night, and getting ready.
IN THE YEAR
Shawwal, days 1 to 13
Shawwal, days 1 to 13Eid al-Fitr and Shawwal
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The Eid prayer, zakat al-fitr, the six days of Shawwal, and making up missed fasts.
IN THE YEAR
All of Ramadan
All of RamadanZakat season
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When the year completes on your money: the threshold, gold and savings, debts, business, and who may receive.
IN THE YEAR
1 June to 31 August
1 June to 31 AugustMarriage season
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Choosing, the contract and the mahr, the rights of each spouse, and the families around them.
IN THE YEAR
10 May to 25 June and 1 December to 22 December
10 May to 25 June and 1 December to 22 DecemberExams and school
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Study, honesty in tests, school life, and the media around it.
AT YOUR PACE
Year-round guide
Year-round guideNew to Islam
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The first steps: becoming Muslim, the first acts of worship, telling family, and learning to read.
IN THE YEAR
20 June to 31 August
20 June to 31 AugustSummer and travel
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The holiday months: shortening and combining prayers, fasting on the road, travelling without a mahram, and life abroad.
IN THE YEAR
20 August to 30 September
20 August to 30 SeptemberBack to school
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As the year opens: mixed classes, hijab at school, teaching children to pray, studying abroad, and the teacher's work.
IN THE YEAR
15 December to 7 January, 10 February to 15 February, and 17 March to 22 March
15 December to 7 January, 10 February to 15 February, and 17 March to 22 MarchNew Year and other occasions
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New Year's Eve, Christmas greetings, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and birthdays: what people ask every year.
IN THE YEAR
Days 13 to 15 of every Hijri month except Ramadan
Days 13 to 15 of every Hijri month except RamadanThe white days
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The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth of every Hijri month: fasting them, joining them with make-up days, and vows.
IN THE YEAR
Every Monday and Thursday
Every Monday and ThursdayMonday and Thursday
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The week's two fasting days: the intention, what breaks them, joining them with make-up days, and vows.