Islamic New Year: Hijri may start from September 1
Islamic New Year: Hijri may start from September 1
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Muslims around the world use the Hijri Calendar to celebrate the Islamic festival. According to this, people of Muslim religion celebrate their festivals. It is a lunar calendar, every festival is celebrated according to this calendar. According to the Hijri calendar, Muharram in Islam is considered to be the beginning of the new year. According to this Islamic New year is about to start. Islamic New Year is also known as the Arabic New Year or Hijri New Year. Astronomers say that the Islamic New Year in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) may begin on September 1. 

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However, it will be announced only after seeing the moon. The UAE is expected to have a half lunar day on the evening of August 31, after which the month of Muharram may begin on Sunday 1 September 2019. According to the Islamic calendar and astronomers, residents of UAE can celebrate Muharram or Islamic New Year holiday on September 1. Not only that, according to astronomers, the moonlight can be seen on August 31 in different parts of the world, which means that the Islamic New Year, Muharram 1441, may begin on September 1. The official announcement will be made on the evening of Friday, August 30.

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According to information, last year the month of Muharram began on September 11, 2019. This year, it may start from September 1. If this happens, UAE residents will get a weekend from August 30 to September 1. This means that government offices will remain closed for three days from Friday to Sunday, while schools will open from September 2, Monday.

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