25 Ramadan
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Dates for
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25 Ramadan 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 March)
The month begins by moon sighting, so there is no download for this date until it is confirmed. A subscription already carries it, marked subject to moon sighting, and corrects it in place.
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25 Ramadan 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 March)
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
Next in India
25 Ramadan 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 March)
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
What to do on this night
- A'maal for this day
- Namaz of the 25th night of Ramadan
- Dua of the 25th night: Tabaarakal Laahul
- Dua of the 25th night: Yaa Jaaelal Laile Lebaasan
- Dua for the last ten nights: A’oozo be jalaale
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Ramadan 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 25 Ramadan 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Ramadan 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 25 Ramadan 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Ramadan 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 25 Ramadan 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 25 Ramadan 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
About this day
Twelver sources name three nights of Qadr, the eves of the 19th, 21st and 23rd. Some printed calendars carry five, adding the eves of the 25th and the 27th, and this is the earlier of those two. The Centre lists it as an additional night rather than as the night of Qadr itself.
Communities differ on this
Families at the Centre do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.
More from the calendar
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Ramadan 1448 in the calendar →
- Ramadan: when it begins, sehri and iftar times →
Sayings for this occasion
Dates, answered
- When is Shab-e-Qadr (25th) in 2027?
- Expected on the evening of Thursday 4 March 2027, the night of 25 Ramadan 1448. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Shab-e-Qadr (25th) in 2028?
- Expected on the evening of Monday 21 February 2028, the night of 25 Ramadan 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Shab-e-Qadr (25th) in 2029?
- Expected on the evening of Friday 9 February 2029, the night of 25 Ramadan 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.