Saturday 10 February
The Night of Decree, sought in the last ten nights of Ramadan (commonly the 27th), from sunset.
ليلة القدر
Laylat al-Qadr 2029
The Night of Power, when Muslims believe the Qur’an was first revealed, sought in the later nights of Ramadan.
In 2029: on different days, from Friday 2 February to Saturday 10 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
Friday 2 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.
Sunday 4 February
The second of the three Nights of Decree, and the night Imam Ali died of his wound.
Tuesday 6 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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Tuesday 16 January · Sunni
First of Ramadan
The month of fasting begins — from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib).
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Tuesday 16 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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Wednesday 14 February · Sunni and Shia
Eid al-Fitr
The Feast of Breaking the Fast — the first of Shawwal. Fasting is forbidden on this day.