Hijri New Year Holiday

Awal muharram or hijri new year is celebrated by muslims as the day symbolises two important events in the islamic year.
Hijri new year holiday. The basis of awal muharram and of the first year of the islamic dating system is the flight of muhammad from mecca to medina in c e. Covered bazaar in ardabil in the northwest of iran where black banners and flags with arabic writing mark the month of muharram the islamic month of mourning. 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. Public and private sector employees in the uae will get a holiday for the hijri new year islamic new year the 1st of muharram 1441 the federal authority for human resources fahr and.
The hijri new year day therefore will remain a public holiday for all government and private sector staff. It is a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed. Al hijra islamic new year is a public holiday. Islamic new year 2021 2022 and 2023 in uae as in many muslim countries islamic new year is a public holiday.
Fahr the federal authority for government human resources in the uae has just announced that hijri new year holiday for federal entities is only 10 days away. The islamic new year arabic. It has been decided that the hijri new year holiday for the year 1442 in the federal government of the united arab emirates will be on sunday 23rd of august 2020 and regular working hours will resume on monday 24th of august 2020. It has been decided that the hijri new year holiday for the year 1442 in the federal government of the united arab emirates will be on sunday 23rd of august 2020 and regular working hours will resume on monday 24th of august 2020.
The holiday will be on sunday august 23 giving private sector. The islamic calendar is therefore known as the hijri calendar and islamic new year s day is sometimes called al hijira. The uae s ministry of human resources and emiratisation on thursday announced the paid private sector holiday for the hijri new year.