According to the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islam, today, Friday 29th of July, 2022 is the 30th day of Dhulhijjah, 1443AH which marks the end of the 1443 Hijrah calendar and the beginning of another calendar (1444H). Below is the history of how the Islamic Calendar came into existence. First established in the year 622…
The new Islamic lunar calendar-1444 years after the migration of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) from Makkah to Madinah begins tomorrow as 1443 A.H ends today being Dhul Hijjah 30.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia and the moon sighting committees in United Arab Emirate (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Qatar and other Muslim states have appealed the local residents to spot the new moon of the Holy month of Muharram al Haram today i.e. Thursday 29th of Dhul Hijjah 1443 AH corresponding to July 28, 2022 to decide the first day of the Islamic Hijri Calendar, also known Islamic New Year day.