Islamic New Year Holiday Qatar

It falls on the first day of the month muharram the first month of the islamic lunar calendar and is also known as al hijra flight because of the flight of muhammad from mecca to medina on this day.

Islamic new year holiday qatar. National sports day is on tuesday 12 february 2019. The qatar public holidays 2019 calendar is only based on estimates. Eid al fitr end of ramadan starts on tuesday 04 june 2019 eid al fitr end of ramadan ends on thursday 06 june 2019 eid al adha feast of sacrifice start date is on saturday 10 august 2019.

They remember about the hijra flight of muhammad from mecca to medina that occurred on this day in year one on the islamic calendar. Qatar central bank announces eid al adha holiday for all financial institutions source. The dates above were calculated using the umm al qura calendar used in saudi arabia and most countries of the gulf.

New year s day new year s day is the first day of the year or january 1 in the gregorian calendar. Given here is the list of qatar public holidays 2020. Islamic new year is celebrated on the first day of muharram the first islamic month.

The qatar holiday calendar cannot be guaranteed for 100 percent accuracy. Compared to western calendars the islamic year goes backwards by about 11 days every year. To get the exact date when islamic new year hijra new year is observed as an official non working public holiday in a specific country region or state please refer to our listing of the official public holidays for that country.

In uae as in many muslim countries islamic new year is a public holiday. List of national and public holidays in qatar for the year 2019. New year s eve is the last day of the year december 31 in the gregorian calendar.

Islam has a calendar based on the revolutions of the moon rather than the sun. Year date day holiday. The dates of the holidays change every year.