Sunday 15 March
The Night of Decree, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan (commonly the 27th), from sunset.
ليلة القدر
Laylat al-Qadr 2026
The Night of Power, when Muslims believe the Qur’an was first revealed, sought in the later nights of Ramadan.
In 2026 it falls on different days, from Saturday 7 March to Sunday 15 March.
Like every day of the Hijri year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Hijri dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Saturday 7 March
The first of the three Nights of Decree, kept awake in worship. It is also the night Imam Ali was struck in the mosque of Kufa.
Monday 9 March
The second of the three Nights of Decree, and the night Imam Ali died of his wound.
Wednesday 11 March
The third of the three Nights of Decree, and the one held likeliest to be the night itself.
The season
The days around it
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Wednesday 18 February · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Wednesday 18 February · Shia
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from Fajr to Maghrib, which on this branch is reckoned when the eastern redness has passed, not at sunset.
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Friday 20 March · Sunni and Shia
Eid al-Fitr
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.
In ActivePray, each branch’s holy days and fasts come in its own year, with reminders for them, and every prayer at its hour.
ActivePray on the App StoreLaylat al-Qadr in other years: 2027 · 2028. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Islam.