Tuesday 22 February
The Night of Decree, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan (commonly the 27th), from sunset.
ليلة القدر
Laylat al-Qadr 2028
The Night of Power, when Muslims believe the Qur’an was first revealed, sought in the later nights of Ramadan.
In 2028 it falls on different days, from Monday 14 February to Tuesday 22 February.
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
Monday 14 February
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.
Wednesday 16 February
The second of the three Nights of Decree, and the night Imam Ali died of his wound.
Friday 18 February
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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Friday 28 January · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Friday 28 January · 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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Saturday 26 February · 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: 2026 · 2027. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Islam.