The government has announced that the Hijri New Year will begin on September 21. The private sector, too, will observe a holiday on the same day, the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation announced. The decision was taken as per the guidance of the council of ministers.
The announcement was made with a circular on the basis of the provisions of the executive regulations of Federal Law No. 11 of 2008 on human resources in the federal government and its amendments.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai released the calendar for Hijri 1439. According to the calendar, the first day of Muharram 1439 will be September 21, 2017.
The UAE has also launched a unified Hijri calendar based on Shariah and astronomical principles ahead of the new Islamic year, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced. Ahmed Juma Al Za’abi, Deputy Minister for Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of chairman of the Board of trustees of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, told a press conference on Tuesday that “The project is a result of three years of comparative field studies and review of industry best practices by a group of UAE, Arab and Islamic scholars, and specialists in physics, space and astronomy, specialized committees and work groups,” he said.
“The project will cover all emirates, taking into consideration sharia conditions and scientific results that affect calculation of prayer timings,” he stated, while unveiling the Hijri calendar of 1439 at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
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