hijri year

Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi: We extend our best wishes to the Iraqi people and to Muslims around the world on the occasion of the Hijri New Year. We also welcome the holy month of Muharram and the anniversary of the great Revolution of Imam Hussain with renewed pride and commitment to the noble Muhammadan path and the lofty values embodied by the Prophet’s Household in upholding truth, justice, and human dignity. Amid the transformations, challenges, and intellectual and civilizational con…

His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has conveyed warm greetings and good wishes to the Heads of State and Government of Muslim countries and the heads of Islamic international organisations on the occasion of the Hijri New Year 1448 AH. In his message, the President highlighted that the occasion marks a new chapter for reflection on oneself and one's community, for coming together in harmony for the common good, and to be in selfless service to one another. Concluding his message, the P…

June 16, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends warm felicitations to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and across the world on the occasion of the Islamic New Year, 1st Muharram 1448AH, which coincides with June 16, 2026. As Muslims mark the beginning of a new Hijri year, President Tinubu reflects on the virtues of the Hijrah, the migration from Mecca to Madina that marks the commencement of the Hijri calendar. He said the lessons, which include sacrifice, renewal, pa…

I congratulate the Somali people and the Islamic nations in general, wherever they are, on the precious occasion of the beginning of the new Hijri year of 1448. The beginning of this new year reminds us of the blessed migration of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which was a great event that became a symbol of faith, perseverance, unity and a new mission that led to the light and expansion of our noble religion. I hope that this new year will be one that will lead to peace, prosperity, development…

I hope that the 1448th Hijri year will be beneficial for our nation and the Islamic world, and I pray to God that the new year will bring peace and tranquility to all humanity. May our new Hijri year be blessed.

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that the most vital lesson to be drawn from the Hijri New Year 1448 AH is to prioritise national interest above all else, by setting aside partisan and social divisions. The President made these remarks in hisaddresson the occasion of the Hijri New Year. Extending his greetings and well wishes on this auspicious occasion to the Maldivian people and the Muslim Ummah across the globe, the President reflected upon the historic significance of the Hijra. In h…