Islamic Calendar 2019: Islamic Holidays, Dates, Festivals

World’s second largest religion, Islam preaches about the presence of one God with Muhammad as the messenger. There are over 1.8 billion followers of this religion from all across the globe who are widely known as Muslims. The teaching that is given in this religion is rather hopeful and positive. It teaches to be merciful as their God is all merciful, powerful and extremely unique. These religious teachings are passed from one generation of Islamic followers to another with the help of scriptures and preachings of prophets.

Islamic Calendar prioritizes important Islamic festivals and dates observed by Muslims in India and all over the world. It will also help the natives to schedule their events and prepare for what’s around the corner. Islamic Calendar 2019 or Hijri Calendar 1440-1441 AH with all months is mentioned below.

Islamic Calendar 2019

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Significance of Islamic Calendar

Islamic Calendar 2019 marks important dates, Islamic holidays, festivals and events widely celebrated amongst the Muslim communities. According to the calendar, 11 September 2018 marks the beginning of the Muslim New Year. There are also numerous benefits that you get to experience if you choose to learn about various holidays and important dates. Some of those benefits are mentioned below.

• Get to know more about the religion and its preachings
• Learn more about hijri year or era
• Be more familiar with the various festivals and fasts that might occur throughout the year
• Learn how to organize your entire year better
• Plan for various events in advance

History of Islamic Calendar

Islamic Calendar is based on the visibility and different positions of Moon. It has a total of 355 or 354 days, which can also be roughly calculated to a period of 12 months. Every new month begins with the appearance of New Moon in the sky. It is also important for you to know that every single Islamic New Year begins with the observation of Muharram. A large number of individuals who practice this religion use the Hijri calendar to know about all their festivals, holidays, fasts, and other rituals. This is one of the best methods that an individual can practice to always stay prepared.

Islamic Festivals 2019

According to the Islamic religion, there are a number of festivals and religious days that a large number of Muslim individuals celebrate every single year. A holiday is often observed during those auspicious festivals. And all those holidays are mentioned in the calendar 2019 that is mentioned above. One of the most important festivals in 2019 for Muslims is Ramadan. This festival comes in the ninth month of the Hijri Calendar. This holy month requires all individuals who are practicing the Muslim religion to perform fasts. These fasts that are performed by a large number of individuals all across the Muslim community are also known as Sawn. According to the faith that is held by the individuals belonging to this community, one can learn a large number of things by practicing these fasts or Sawn. And some of the things that they can learn are to feel more empathetic towards all the needy and deprived individuals. With the help of fasting, one can also develop a strong willpower against large number or all kinds of earthly desires and can enrich themselves by feeling faithful towards the Almighty.

Ramadan begins from 6 May and continues till 3 June as per Islamic Calendar 2019. People belonging to the Muslim community must refrain from drinking or eating anything during the daylight hours for those 30 days. And one must also give charity to the needy during the period of Ramadan. Eid Al-Fitr is celebrated after the day when the period of Ramadan ends.

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