{"id":54544,"date":"2026-06-02T09:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=54544"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:52:22","slug":"when-is-islamic-new-year-in-the-uae-expected-date-and-long-weekend-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/when-is-islamic-new-year-in-the-uae-expected-date-and-long-weekend-update\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is Islamic New Year 2026 in the UAE? Expected Date and Long Weekend Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summer is just getting started in the UAE, and another public holiday is already on the horizon: <strong>Islamic New Year 2026<\/strong> <strong>(or 1448 AH<\/strong>). While the exact date will depend on the official moon sighting, the occasion could give UAE residents <strong>a long weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hijri New Year marks the beginning of <strong>Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar<\/strong>, and is an official public holiday in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moon will be observed on June 15, which corresponds to 29 Dhul Hijjah. Two outcomes are possible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If the moon is sighted<\/strong> on this day: Islamic New Year will fall on <strong>Tuesday, June 16<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If the moon is not sighted:<\/strong> Dhul Hijjah will complete 30 days, and 1 Muharram 1448 will begin on <strong>Wednesday, June 17<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1950760525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1950760525.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1950760525-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1950760525-768x383.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where does this long weekend come from in June 2026? The recently adopted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae-public-holidays-law-full-explanation-of-what-the-new-rules-mean\/\">UAE Public Holidays Law<\/a> allows to move some holidays<\/strong> to the beginning or end of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter the start date, <strong>1 Muharram 1448 could be transferred to a Monday or Friday, creating a long break for residents<\/strong>. For now, we have to wait for the moon sighting, which will determine the official start of the new Islamic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning the rest of your year? Check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/islamic-calendar-2026-predicted-hijri-dates-and-list-of-holidays\/\">Islamic Calendar 2026<\/a> with all predicted Hijri dates<\/strong> and list of holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is just getting started in the UAE, and another public holiday is already on the horizon: Islamic New Year 2026 (or 1448 AH). While the exact date will depend on the official moon sighting, the occasion could give UAE residents a long weekend. Hijri New Year marks the beginning of Muharram, the first month [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":54150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}},{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}},{"id":15500,"slug":"sharjah","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/sharjah\/","api_id":3,"title":{"rendered":"Sharjah"}},{"id":15505,"slug":"rak","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/rak\/","api_id":6,"title":{"rendered":"RAK"}},{"id":15504,"slug":"ajman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/ajman\/","api_id":4,"title":{"rendered":"Ajman"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}