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Islamic Calendar 2021 Charity Reg. No. 1105056 Charity Reg. 1442 - 1443 AH ‘And2021 remind them of the days of Allah’ [The Noble Qur’an, 14:5] Pictured: The Umayyad Masjid – Damascus, Syria Disclaimer: All Islamic dates are subject to change according to moon sighting JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Jumadal-Awwal - Jumadal-Akhirah 1442 Jumadal-Akhirah - Rajab* 1442 Rajab* - Sha’ban 1442 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 17 2 18 1 19 220 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 1 17 2 18 3 19 420 5 21 622 3 19 4 20 5 21 622 723 8 24 9 25 725 8 26 9 27 10 28 11 29 12 30 13 1 723 824 9 25 1026 1127 1228 13 29 10 26 11 27 1228 13 29 141 15 2 16 3 142 153 16 4 17 5 186 19 7 20 8 141 15 2 16 3 17 4 18 5 19 6 20 7 17 4 18 5 19 6 20 7 21 8 22 9 2310 21 9 2210 23 11 2412 2513 2614 2715 21 8 22 9 23 10 2411 25 12 2613 2714 2411 2512 2613 2714 2815 29 16 3017 2816 2815 29 16 3017 3118 3118 27th Rajab – Night Journey and Ascension 15th Sha’ban – Middle of Sha’ban APRIL MAY JUNE Sha’ban - Ramadan 1442 Ramadan - Shawwal 1442 Shawwal - Dhul-Qa’dah 1442 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 19 220 3 21 119 1 20 221 322 423 5 24 4 22 5 23 624 725 826 9 27 10 28 220 3 21 4 22 523 6 24 7 25 826 6 25 726 8 27 928 1029 11 1 12 2 11 29 1230 131 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 927 10 28 11 29 1230 131 142 15 3 13 3 144 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 9 186 19 7 20 8 21 9 2210 23 11 2412 164 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 2210 2010 21 11 22 12 2313 2414 2515 26 16 25 13 2614 2715 2816 2917 3018 2311 2412 2513 2614 2715 2816 29 17 2717 2818 29 19 3020 3018 3119 Ensure you don’t miss out on giving charity this Laylat al-Qadr! 27th Ramadan – Possible Night of Power Automate your Zakat and Sadaqah donations for the last ten 1st Shawwal – Eid al-Fitr nights of Ramadan. Obligatory Ramadan fasts: ‘O you who have believed! Fasting has been prescribed upon you as it was prescribed on those before you in order that you become more God-conscious’. (Qur’an, 2:183) Recommended fasting of the Bright Days: ‘The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to command us to fast the three days with the shining bright nights (Al-Ayyam Al-Bid), the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth [of every lunar month]’. (Nasa’i) Weekly Sunnah fasts on Mondays and Thursdays: ‘Deeds are presented on Mondays and Thursdays [to Allah], so I would love that my deeds be presented whilst I am fasting’. (Tirmidhi) Voluntary fasting of six days of Shawwal: ‘Whoever fasts during Ramadan, then follows it with six days in Shawwal, it will be like fasting the whole year’. (Abu Dawud) * The four sacred months ‘Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred...’ [Qur’an 9:36] Charity Reg. No. 1105056 Charity Reg. 1442 - 1443 AH ‘And2021 remind them of the days of Allah’ [The Noble Qur’an, 14:5] Pictured: The Great Masjid of Sana’a, Yemen Disclaimer: All Islamic dates are subject to change according to moon sighting JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Dhul-Qa’dah* - Dhul-Hijjah* 1442 Dhul-Hijjah* 1442 - Al-Muharram* Al-Muharram* - Safar 1443 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 21 222 3 23 1 22 223 324 425 526 6 27 728 1 24 225 326 4 27 4 24 5 25 6 26 7 27 8 28 9 29 10 30 829 91 10 2 113 124 135 146 528 629 730 81 9 2 103 114 11 1 122 133 14 4 155 166 177 15 7 16 8 17 9 18 10 1911 2012 2113 12 5 13 6 147 15 8 16 9 17 10 18 11 18 8 19 9 2010 21 11 2212 2313 2414 2214 2315 2416 2517 26 18 27 19 2820 19 12 2013 21 14 22 15 23 16 2417 2518 2515 2616 2717 2818 29 19 3020 31 21 29 21 3022 31 23 26 19 27 20 2821 29 22 3023 9th Dhul-Hijjah – Day of ‘Arafah 1st Al-Muharram – Islamic New Year 1443 10th Dhul-Hijjah – Eid al-Adha, followed by 3 days of Tashriq 10th Al-Muharram – Day of ‘Ashura’ Automate your donations during the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah. OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Safar - Rabi’ ul-Awwal 1443 Rabi’ ul-Awwal - Rabi’ ul-Akhir 1443 Rabi’ ul-Akhir - Jumadal-Awwal 1443 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 24 225 1 26 227 3 28 4 29 5 30 61 1 26 227 328 4 29 3 26 4 27 5 28 6 29 71 82 9 3 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 7 13 8 51 6 2 73 8 4 95 106 11 7 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 14 8 15 9 16 10 149 1510 1611 17 12 1813 1914 2015 12 8 13 9 1410 1511 1612 17 13 1814 17 11 1812 1913 2014 2115 2216 23 17 21 16 2217 23 18 2419 2520 26 21 27 22 1915 2016 21 17 22 18 2319 2420 25 21 2418 2519 26 20 27 21 28 22 29 23 30 24 2823 29 24 30 25 26 22 2723 2824 29 25 3026 3127 31 25 12th Rabi’ ul-Awwal – Birth of the Prophet (saw) SPRINGS OF Automate your Zakat and Sadaqah donations during the first 12 days of Rabi’ ul-Awwal. Recommended fasting of the Bright Days: ‘The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to command us to fast the three days with the shining bright nights (Al-Ayyam Al-Bid), the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth [of every lunar month]’. (Nasa’i) Weekly Sunnah fasts on Mondays and Thursdays: ‘Deeds are presented on Mondays and Thursdays [to Allah], so I would love that my deeds be presented whilst I am fasting’. (Tirmidhi) Recommended fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah (9th Dhul-Hijjah): ‘It is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year and the current year’. (Muslim) Recommended fasting on 9th and 10th of Al-Muharram: ‘Fasting on the Day of ‘Ashura’ I anticipate that Allah will forgive (the sins of) the year before it’. (Tirmidhi) * The four sacred months ‘Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred...’ [Qur’an 9:36].
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