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Islamic New Year 2030: Date in Bangladesh & Saudi Arabia

Islamic New Year 2030 is on Saturday, 4 May 2030 in Saudi Arabia (1 Muharram 1452 AH, Umm al-Qura) and expected on Sunday, 5 May 2030 in Bangladesh, depending on moon sighting.

Saudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura)

Saturday, 4 May 2030

1 Muharram 1452 AH

Bangladesh (expected, usually +1 day)

Sunday, 5 May 2030

1 Muharram 1452 AH

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Saturday, 4 May 2030

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What is Islamic New Year?

The Islamic New Year is 1 Muharram, the first day of the first month of the Hijri calendar, which counts years from the Prophet’s migration (hijrah) to Madinah.

The Hijri calendar is lunar: twelve months of 29 or 30 days, about 354 days a year, so every Islamic date moves roughly 10–11 days earlier against the Gregorian calendar each year. Muharram is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Quran (9:36).

No specific act of worship is prescribed for the day itself, and scholars differ about whether to mark it, so this page simply gives the calendar date. Fasting in Muharram is encouraged: the Prophet ﷺ called it the best fast after Ramadan (Sahih Muslim 1163). See also Ashura on 10 Muharram.

The first Hijri year began with the Prophet’s migration from Makkah to Madinah, and the calendar was adopted under the caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. Like the other dates, the start of Muharram depends on moon sighting, so Bangladesh is usually a day after Saudi Arabia.

Islamic New Year dates for the next 5 years

Gregorian and Hijri dates, Saudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura) vs Bangladesh / South Asia (expected). Tap a Hijri date to open that year.

Islamic New Year next years
Hijri dateSaudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura)Bangladesh (expected, usually +1 day)
1 Muharram 1449 AHSunday, 6 June 2027Monday, 7 June 2027
1 Muharram 1450 AHThursday, 25 May 2028Friday, 26 May 2028
1 Muharram 1451 AHMonday, 14 May 2029Tuesday, 15 May 2029
1 Muharram 1452 AHSaturday, 4 May 2030Sunday, 5 May 2030
1 Muharram 1453 AHWednesday, 23 April 2031Thursday, 24 April 2031

In the Quran

The number of months with Allah is twelve, of which four are sacred.

التوبةAt-Tawbah 9:36 Read in context

إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ ۚ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا۟ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةً كَمَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةً ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ٣٦

Inna AAiddata ashshuhoori AAinda Allahiithna AAashara shahran fee kitabi Allahiyawma khalaqa assamawati wal-ardaminha arbaAAatun hurumun thalika addeenualqayyimu fala tathlimoo feehinna anfusakumwaqatiloo almushrikeena kaffatan kama yuqatiloonakumkaffatan waAAlamoo anna Allaha maAAaalmuttaqeen

Indeed, the number of months with Allāh is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allāh [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion [i.e., way], so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allāh is with the righteous [who fear Him].

আসমান-যমীন সৃষ্টির দিন থেকেই আল্লাহর কিতাবে (লৌহ মাহফুজে) মাসগুলোর সংখ্যা হল বার। তার মধ্যে চারটি নিষিদ্ধ মাস। এটা হল সুপ্রতিষ্ঠিত দ্বীন। কাজেই ঐ সময়ের মধ্যে নিজেদের উপর যুলম করো না। মুশরিকদের বিরুদ্ধে সর্বাত্মকভাবে যুদ্ধ কর, যেমন তারা তোমাদের বিরুদ্ধে সর্বাত্মকভাবে যুদ্ধ করে। জেনে রেখ, আল্লাহ অবশ্যই মুত্তাকীদের সঙ্গে আছেন।

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In the hadith

  • Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah’s month, al-Muharram.”

    Sahih Muslim 1163

Related duas

Rabbighfir li wa tub ‘alayya — dua for forgiveness and repentance

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance; indeed You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful.

Sunan Abi Dawud 1516; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3434

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Frequently asked questions

When is Islamic New Year 2030?

By the Umm al-Qura calendar (Saudi Arabia), Islamic New Year 2030 is on Saturday, 4 May 2030 (1 Muharram 1452 AH). In Bangladesh it is expected on Sunday, 5 May 2030, subject to moon sighting.

When is Islamic New Year 2030 in Bangladesh?

Islamic New Year 2030 is expected on Sunday, 5 May 2030 in Bangladesh, usually one day after Saudi Arabia (Saturday, 4 May 2030), because Bangladesh begins months from local crescent sighting. The date is confirmed only by the announcement of the national moon-sighting committee.

Why do Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh have different dates?

Saudi Arabia uses the Umm al-Qura calendar, which is calculated, while Bangladesh, India and Pakistan start each month from sighting the new crescent in their own sky, so the dates are often a day apart.

Is the Islamic New Year a religious festival?

It is the start of the Hijri calendar. No specific rites are prescribed for the day, and scholars differ on how, or whether, to mark it. Fasting in Muharram is encouraged (Sahih Muslim 1163).

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