Annual Islamic occasions
Major Annual Islamic Celebrations & Sacred Days
Islamic New Year
رأس السنة الهجرية
Day of Ashura
عاشوراء
Mawlid an-Nabi
المولد النبوي
Isra & Mi'raj
الإسراء والمعراج
Nisfu Sha'ban
النصف من شعبان
First Day of Ramadan
أول أيام رمضان
Nuzul Al-Quran
نزول القرآن
Eid al-Fitr
عيد الفطر
Day of Arafah
يوم عرفة
Eid al-Adha
عيد الأضحى
The virtues and times of Sunnah fasting
Sunnah fasting lifts the spirit, purifies body and heart, and brings great reward, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
The 13th, 14th and 15th of every lunar month. The Prophet ﷺ said: <em>«Fasting three days of every month is like fasting for a lifetime»</em> (Sahih Bukhari & Muslim).
The Prophet ﷺ was asked about fasting on Monday and Thursday and said: <em>«Deeds are presented to Allah on Monday and Thursday, and I love that my deeds are presented while I am fasting»</em> (Tirmidhi).
For those not performing Hajj, fasting on the Day of Arafah expiates the sins of the previous year and the coming year (Sahih Muslim).
Fasting the 10th of Muharram (together with the 9th, Tasu'a) expiates the sins of the previous year (Sahih Muslim).
After Eid al-Fitr, fasting six days of Shawwal together with Ramadan earns the reward of fasting a whole year (Sahih Muslim).
The Prophet ﷺ fasted most often in Sha'ban, preparing body and heart for the great month of Ramadan.
Calculated with the tabular method (civil epoch, mean synodic month); dates may differ by 1–2 days from actual crescent sighting in each region.
This is day of the lunar month, one of the three white days (13, 14, 15) on which the Prophet ﷺ recommended fasting.
Today is , a day on which the Prophet ﷺ fasted, when deeds are presented to Allah.