| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 9, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Tuesday August 10, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Islamic New Year (Muslim regions only) - Tuesday August 10, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday August 10, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Optional holiday - Tuesday August 10, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Islamic new year for the Muslim community only
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday August 11, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday August 12, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Ashura - Wednesday August 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Ashura - Thursday August 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.
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| Muharram - Thursday August 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Muharram is so called because it is unlawful to fight during this month, the word is derived from the word haraam, meaning forbidden . It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Some Muslims fast during these days.
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| Ashura - Moharram/Dr.Babu Jagjivan Ram (may last 2 days) - Thursday August 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Thursday August 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra [Wikipedia]
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Friday August 20, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra
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| Regional holiday - Monday September 27, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Chelum (Youm-e-Arbaeen) in Kargil District
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| Martyrdom of Imam Reza - Thursday October 7, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Imam Reza (766 - 818) 8th shia, Imam Reza ( 766-818) was poisoned caliph Al-Ma'mun. Buried in Mashhad.
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Mawlud Nabi ("Gamo") - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Maouloud - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Prophet's Birthday
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| Prophet's Baptism (Maouloud) - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Prophet's Birthday (Muslim provinces only) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces and in Pangasinan
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| Prophet's Baptism (Maouloud) - Tuesday October 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday October 20, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday October 20, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday October 21, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday October 22, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Public holiday - Friday October 22, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Saturday October 23, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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