Blessed Night
When Is Laylat al-Mi'raj? 2027 Date and Countdown
Date
Monday, January 4, 2027 evening
night of 27 Rajab 1448
The night begins with the evening ezan; in Istanbul that is 17:56.
Laylat al-Mi'raj 2027 falls on Monday, January 4, 2027, beginning at the evening ezan. Hijri date: night of 27 Rajab 1448. 65 days to go.
NIGHT OF
MI'RAJ
Monday, January 4, 2027 evening
Tonight's program
Evening of Monday, January 4, 2027.
The night begins with the evening ezan on January 4, 2027 (Istanbul: 17:56) and ends at İmsak, the dawn, on January 5, 2027 (Istanbul: 06:51). The times of your own province differ.
The night of meeting with prayer
No prayer or form of worship specific to this night has been reported.
Source: Diyanet Higher Board: is there a special prayer for the Blessed Nights? (Turkish)
Get to know this night
What to know about Laylat al-Mi'raj
Laylat al-Mi'raj, the night of 27 Rajab, is when most Muslims commemorate the Prophet's (pbuh) Night Journey and Ascension; the sources differ on the exact date of the event. According to one narration, the five daily prayers were ordained on this night.
Diyanet's list gives a Blessed Night under the date of the evening on which it begins. According to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, the date of a Blessed Night always belongs to the day that follows the night, so the night begins with the evening ezan of the listed day.
Laylat al-Mi'raj dates, 2027 to 2033
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 | Monday, January 4, 2027 evening | night of 27 Rajab 1448 |
| 2027 | Friday, December 24, 2027 evening | night of 27 Rajab 1449 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, December 13, 2028 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 1450 |
| 2029 | Sunday, December 2, 2029 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 1451 |
| 2030 | Friday, November 22, 2030 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 1452 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, November 11, 2031 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 1453 |
| 2032 | Sunday, October 31, 2032 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 1454 |
| 2033 | Thursday, October 20, 2033 eveningestimated | night of 27 Rajab 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 known about this night
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.
Most Muslims commemorate the Isra and Mi'raj on the night of 27 Rajab. The sources report different dates for the event; some say Rabi al-Awwal or Ramadan.
Source: TDV, Mi'raj
According to one narration, the five daily prayers were ordained on this night: the prayer was first fifty times a day, and was reduced to five after the Prophet (pbuh) returned repeatedly.
Source: TDV, Mi'raj, TDV, Blessed Nights
The TDV Encyclopedia does not describe a specific rite or ceremony for this night; it calls prayer the believer's spiritual ascension.
Source: TDV, Mi'raj
The Prophet (pbuh) did not prescribe a special prayer or form of worship for the Blessed Nights. According to Türkiye's Diyanet Higher Board of Religious Affairs, these nights are used to review one's life, repent, make supplication, read and reflect on the Quran, and pray make-up or voluntary prayers.
The same fatwa holds that fasting on the day after a Blessed Night is recommended (mustahab).
Sources
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: Mi'raj (Turkish)
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: the Blessed Nights (Turkish)
- Diyanet Higher Board: is there a special prayer for the Blessed Nights? (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2026 list of religious days (Turkish)
- Diyanet Vakit Hesaplama: 2027 list of religious days (Turkish)
