Islamic Calendar for 2016

Bismillah ornament on the cover of the islamic calendar

The islamic calendar for christian era year of 2016 is available, both for perusal and download at Alhabib’s website. The islamic calendar covers hijri years of 1437 – 1438 AH. See the islamic calendar for 2016 here. There is also a PDF version of the islamic calendar for 2016 available. As usual, you can also … Read more

Photos of Crescent Moon of Safar 1437 AH

This is a photo of the crescent moon of Safar 1437 AH as from United States. The sighting was on Thursday, 12 November 2015 and the moon was visible by naked eyes.

The crescent moon (hilaal) of Safar 1437 AH have been sighted and photographed in many places around the world on the evening of Thursday, 12 November 2015. Therefore, 1 Safar 1437 AH starts on Friday, 13 November 2015, globally. The observations were consistent with the predicted sightings as calculated from the crescent moon visibility map … Read more

Saudi Arabia Announced: Eid ul Adha 1436 AH is on 24 September 2015

After reviewing crescent moon sighting reports from across the country, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia announced that Tuesday, 15 September 2015 is the first day of Dhul-Hijjah 1436 AH. Therefore, the day of Wuquf, 9 Dhul-Hijjah 1436 AH (day of Arafah) is on 23 September 2015 and Eid ul Adha 1436 AH is on … Read more

Photos of Crescent Moons of Shawwal 1436 AH

Crescent moon of Shawwal 1436 AH sighted with naked eyes from Annagrove, NSW, Australia on Friday, 17 July 2015.

The crescent moon (hilaal) that marks the begining of hijri month of Shawwal 1436 AH was first sighted on the evening of Thursday, 16 July 2015 from Chile and Colombia. The crescent moon was only sighted by optical aids and not visible by naked eyes. This sighting was consistent with the visibility map of Shawal … Read more