Blessed Night
When Is Laylat al-Raghaib? 2026 Date and Countdown
Date
Thursday, December 10, 2026 evening
Rajab 1448 (first Friday night)
The night begins with the evening ezan; in Istanbul that is 17:43.
Laylat al-Raghaib 2026 falls on Thursday, December 10, 2026, beginning at the evening ezan. Hijri date: Rajab 1448 (first Friday night). 40 days to go.
NIGHT OF
RAGHAIB
Thursday, December 10, 2026 evening
Tonight's program
Evening of Thursday, December 10, 2026. The night that joins Thursday to Friday.
The night begins with the evening ezan on December 10, 2026 (Istanbul: 17:43) and ends at İmsak, the dawn, on December 11, 2026 (Istanbul: 06:40). The times of your own province differ.
Suggestions for tonight
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
Tomorrow is Friday. A voluntary fast on Friday alone is considered makruh (disliked); you may keep it together with Saturday.
Source: Diyanet Higher Board: the ruling on fasting on Fridays (Turkish)
What to know about Laylat al-Raghaib
Laylat al-Raghaib is the first Thursday-to-Friday night of Rajab and the first Blessed Night of the Three Months. The name is the plural of a word for something longed for, a generous and valuable gift; the night is spent in repentance, supplication, and voluntary worship.
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-Raghaib dates, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, December 10, 2026 evening | Rajab 1448 (first Friday night) |
| 2027 | Thursday, December 2, 2027 evening | Rajab 1449 (first Friday night) |
| 2028 | Thursday, November 23, 2028 eveningestimated | Rajab 1450 (first Friday night) |
| 2029 | Thursday, November 8, 2029 eveningestimated | Rajab 1451 (first Friday night) |
| 2030 | Thursday, October 31, 2030 eveningestimated | Rajab 1452 (first Friday night) |
| 2031 | Thursday, October 16, 2031 eveningestimated | Rajab 1453 (first Friday night) |
| 2032 | Thursday, October 7, 2032 eveningestimated | Rajab 1454 (first Friday night) |
| 2033 | Thursday, September 29, 2033 eveningestimated | Rajab 1455 (first Friday night) |
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.
Raghaib is the first Friday night of Rajab, the night that links the first Thursday of Rajab to Friday. It therefore falls on a different day of the Hijri month each year.
Source: TDV, Regaib Night, TDV, Three Months
According to the TDV Encyclopedia, observing this night with special worship appeared in the 4th century of the Hijra (10th century CE). Hadith scholars found the reports of a special prayer and fast for it very weak or fabricated; there is no form of worship specific to Raghaib.
Source: TDV, Regaib Night
Most scholars held that this night was unknown in the time of the Prophet, the Companions and the Successors, so marking it with specific worship would be an innovation. Others say that, since Rajab is a sacred month, voluntary prayer, Quran recitation and good deeds on this night are not objectionable.
Source: TDV, Regaib Night
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: Regaib Night (Turkish)
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: The Three Months (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)
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam: the Blessed Nights (Turkish)
