1981 spans the Hijri years 1401 and 1402 AH. Ramadan begins on Friday, July 3, and Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, August 1.
The Gregorian date each month of the islamic calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Islamic year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabiʻ I | January 8 | Thursday | 1401 |
| Rabiʻ II | February 6 | Friday | 1401 |
| Jumada I | March 8 | Sunday | 1401 |
| Jumada II | April 6 | Monday | 1401 |
| Rajab | May 5 | Tuesday | 1401 |
| Shaʻban | June 4 | Thursday | 1401 |
| Ramadan | July 3 | Friday | 1401 |
| Shawwal | August 1 | Saturday | 1401 |
| Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah | August 31 | Monday | 1401 |
| Dhuʻl-Hijjah | September 29 | Tuesday | 1401 |
| Muharram | October 29 | Thursday | 1402 |
| Safar | November 28 | Saturday | 1402 |
| Rabiʻ I | December 28 | Monday | 1402 |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Monday | Mawlid |
| Jul 3 | Friday | Ramadan begins |
| Jul 29 | Wednesday | Laylat al-Qadr |
| Aug 1 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr |
| Oct 8 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Islamic New Year |
| Nov 7 | Saturday | Ashura |
The Islamic, or Hijri, calendar has 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days, about 354 days a year, so its dates move about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar every year. Years are counted from the Hijra in 622 CE and written with AH.
The dates here follow the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia. Many communities begin each month when the new crescent moon is sighted, so dates can differ by a day where you live.
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Ramadan 1981 is expected to begin on Friday, July 3 and end with Eid al-Fitr on Saturday, August 1, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha 1981 is expected on Thursday, October 8, on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah.
The Islamic year has 12 lunar months and is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so each date moves about 11 days earlier every year.