Important Islamic Dates for 2005 - 2006 CE

ISLAMIC EVENTS IN 2005 CE

Waqfatul-Arafat (Saudi Taqweem)

 

Eid-al-Adha (10th Zul-Hijjah)

 

1st Muharram (New Year Begins)

 

Day of A'ashurah (10th Muharram)

 

Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-al-Awwal)

 

Isra/Me'raj (Night after 26the Rajab)

 

Nisfu Sha'ban (15th Sha'ban)

 

1st Ramadan (Fasting Begins)

October 5th

Lailatul-Qadr (Night after 26th Ramadan)

 

Eid-al-Fitr (1st Shawwal)

 

ISLAMIC EVENTS IN 2006 CE

Waqfatul-Arafat (New Saudi Taqweem)

 

Eid-al-Adha (10th Zul-Hijjah)

 

1st Muharram (New Year Begins)

 

Day of A'ashurah (10th Muharram)

 

Milad-un-Nabi (12th Rabi-al-Awwal)

 

Isra/Me'raj (Night after 26th Rajab)

 

Nisfu Sha'ban (15th Sha'ban)

 

1st Ramadan (Fasting Begins)

 

Lailatul-Qadr (Night after 26th Ramadan)

 

Eid-al-Fitr (1st Shawwal)

 


NOTE:
Moonsighting in North America is the basis of this Islamic Calendar. Crescent's Visibility can now be calculated with a greater precision and practical accuracy. Visibility criterion developed by Khalid Shaukat is used to calculate this Islamic Calendar for North America and it has been accepted by the Fiqh Council of North America since 1993. Khalid Shaukat is also a consultant on moon sighting for Islamic Shura Council of North America, that consists of four major Islamic organizations:

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)
The Ministry of Imam W.Deen Mohammad
Jamaat Community of Imam Jamil Al-Amin