When is Al-Hijra / Muharram in 2008?
Al-Hijra / Muharram in 2008 will start on Wednesday, the 9th of January and will continue for 29 days until Wednesday, the 6th of February. Based on sightability in North America, in 2008 Al-Hijra / Muharram will start in North America a day later – on Thursday, the 10th of January. Note that in the Muslim calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Al-Hijra / Muharram on the sunset of Tuesday, the 8th of January. In 2008 Al-Hijra / Muharram will occur twice! On the second occurance, it will start on Monday, the 29th of December and will continue for 29 days until Monday, the 26th of January, 2009. As we noted before, in the Muslim calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate the second occurance of Al-Hijra / Muharram on the sunset of Sunday, the 28th of December. Although Al-Hijra / Muharram is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar va
