Mark Your Calendars: Prophet’s Birthday Holiday Dates Revealed, Plus All Remaining Public Holidays in 2024
Prophet’s Birthday Holiday Date 2024
The search rate for the date of the Prophet’s birthday holiday, 2024, has increased with the beginning of the month of Rabi’al-Awwal 1446 Hijri. The Prophet’s birthday is one of the most important occasions in the Islamic calendar, and Muslims want to celebrate this auspicious day to commemorate the birth of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Prophet’s Birthday 2024 Date Announced
The Egyptian Fatwa House declared that the beginning of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1446 Hijri, was last Wednesday, the first day of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal 1446 Hijri, determined by astrological calculations. Thus, the date of birth of the Prophet would be Sunday, 15th September, 2024.
Prophet’s Birthday Holiday Date 2024
Within days, the Cabinet is expected to issue an official decision on the date of Prophet’s Birthday Holiday 2024, which falls on Sunday, September 15, 2024, and is a public holiday with full pay for public and private sector employees.
Date of Birth of Prophet in Hijri Calendar
The Prophet’s birth date agrees with the twelfth of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal in the Hijri calendar. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was born on a Monday corresponding to the 12th Rabiul Awal in the Year of the Elephant.
Remaining Public Holidays in September 2024
- Friday, September 13 (weekend)
- Saturday, September 14, 2024 (Weekend)
- Monday, September 16, 2024 (Prophet’s birthday)
- Friday, September 20 (weekend)
- Saturday, September 21 (weekend)
- Friday, September 27, 2024 (Weekend)
- Saturday, September 28, 2024 (Weekend)
Remaining Public Holidays in 2024
The last public holiday this year is Armed Forces Day on Sunday, October 6, 2024, and is expected to be shifted to Thursday, October 10, 2024.
