What is the Islamic Date Converter?
The Islamic Hijri calendar is a purely lunar calendar of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It began from the migration (Hijra) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. This converter lets you translate any date in either direction  Gregorian ↆHijri  instantly, with the correct Islamic month name in English, Arabic and Urdu, the day of the week, and any significant Islamic occasion associated with that date.
Why people use this calculator
Muslims around the world need to convert dates for Ramadan planning, Eid calculations, Zakat anniversary (Hawl) tracking, Islamic birthdays (mawlid) and official documents in countries that use the Hijri calendar. This tool handles all conversions accurately using the tabular Islamic calendar algorithm with the hijri-converter library.
How to use the Islamic Date Converter  summary
- Choose a direction: Select 'Gregorian → Hijri' to convert a standard calendar date to Islamic, or 'Hijri → Gregorian' to go the other way.
- Enter the date: For Gregorian, pick a day, month and year from the selectors. For Hijri, enter the Islamic day (1–30), month (1–12) and year.
- Click Convert: Get the equivalent date in the other calendar, complete with Islamic month names in Arabic, English and Urdu, and any significant Islamic occasion on that day.
Tips for best results
For worship times and fiqh-sensitive amounts, verify with your local scholar or mosque when in doubt  tools here support routine estimates.