Special Day
When Is the Day of Arafah? 2027 Date and Countdown
Date
Saturday, May 15, 2027
9 Dhul Hijjah 1448
Day of Arafah 2027 falls on Saturday, May 15, 2027. Hijri date: 9 Dhul Hijjah 1448. 196 days to go.
DAY OF
ARAFAH
Saturday, May 15, 2027
The two days before Eid
The eve of Eid al-Fitr
Monday, March 8, 2027, the last day of Ramadan.
- Zakat al-Fitr (fitrah)It is recommended to give it before the Eid prayer.Source: Diyanet board, Zakat al-Fitr
- Visiting graves on the eveTraditionGo and remember your loved ones, if you wish
Day of Arafah (the eve of Eid al-Adha)
Saturday, May 15, 2027, the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah.
- Fast of ArafahIf you wish to keep a voluntary fastSource: Diyanet, Day of Arafah
- Tashreeq takbeerBegins on the morning of ArafahSource: Diyanet board, tashreeq takbirs
- Visiting graves on the eveTraditionGo and remember your loved ones, if you wish
What to know about Day of Arafah
The Day of Arafah precedes Eid al-Adha (9 Dhul Hijjah). Pilgrims stand at Arafat. It is narrated from the Prophet (pbuh) that the fast of this day is hoped to expiate the sins of the previous and the following year, and the takbirs of tashreeq are recited after the obligatory prayers from the Fajr prayer of this day through the Asr prayer of the fourth day of Eid, that prayer included.
Day of Arafah dates, 2027 to 2034
The Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so the date moves earlier every year. Dates for 2026 and 2027 follow the list Diyanet has published; later ones are estimates.
| Year | Date | Hijri |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Saturday, May 15, 2027 | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1448 |
| 2028 | Thursday, May 4, 2028estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1449 |
| 2029 | Monday, April 23, 2029estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1450 |
| 2030 | Friday, April 12, 2030estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1451 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, April 1, 2031estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1452 |
| 2032 | Sunday, March 21, 2032estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1453 |
| 2033 | Thursday, March 10, 2033estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1454 |
| 2034 | Tuesday, February 28, 2034estimated | 9 Dhul Hijjah 1455 |
Diyanet has not yet published its list of religious days for this year. This date is an estimate from lunar-month calculations and may turn out one day different. It is updated when Diyanet publishes its list.
What is done on this day?
The notes come from Diyanet and the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. Where schools differ, the Hanafi view used in Türkiye is given together with the others.
The Day of Arafah is the day before Eid al-Adha (9 Dhul Hijjah). The Diyanet board counts the first nine days of Dhul Hijjah and the Day of Arafah among the blessed days.
According to a hadith reported by Muslim, the fast of the Day of Arafah is hoped to cover the sins of the year before it and the year after it.
Source: Diyanet, Day of Arafah
The tashreeq takbirs are said after the obligatory prayers from the Fajr prayer of the Day of Arafah through the Asr prayer of the fourth day of Eid, that prayer included: 23 prayers in all. In the preferred Hanafi view they are obligatory (wajib) for every Muslim, man or woman; in the Shafi'i school they are sunnah.
Source: Diyanet board, tashreeq takbirs, Diyanet, Day of Arafah
A missed prayer made up during the tashreeq days is followed by the takbir; one made up after those days is not.
Source: Diyanet board, tashreeq takbirs
Sources
- Diyanet Higher Board: the place of blessed days and Blessed Nights in Islam (Turkish)
- Diyanet: fasting on the Day of Arafah and the tashreeq takbirs (Turkish)
- Diyanet Higher Board: the ruling on the tashreeq takbirs (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2026 list of religious days (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2027 list of religious days (Turkish)
