Lailat al-Qadr means the Night of Destiny. It honors the anniversary of the night when the Qur'an was revealed to humanity to lead it to guidance through the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is also known as the Night of Power.
When is Laylat al-Qadr 2023?
Laylat al-Qadr 2023 started on Tuesday 18th Apr, 2023 (18/04/2023) 373 days ago
Note that with regards to the Muslim calendar, a holiday is commenced on the sunset of the preceding day; thus, Laylat al-Qadr 2023 will be observed on the sunset of Monday 17th Apr, 2023.
Laylat al-Qadr always falls on the same day according to the Islamic calendar; for it being a lunar calendar. Nonetheless, the day differs on the Gregorian calendar as it is a solar calendar; causing roughly an eleven day difference each year.
The dates of Laylat al-Qadr are usually determined by either an actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes, or through astronomical calculations. Note that dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America.
Dates for Laylat al-Qadr from 2015 to 2030
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Laylat al-Qadr 2030 | Thursday | Jan 31st | in 2106 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2029 | Sunday | Feb 11th | in 1752 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2028 | Wednesday | Feb 23rd | in 1398 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2027 | Saturday | Mar 6th | in 1044 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2026 | Monday | Mar 16th | in 689 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2025 | Thursday | Mar 27th | in 335 days |
Laylat al-Qadr 2024 | Saturday | Apr 6th | 19 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2023 | Tuesday | Apr 18th | 373 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2022 | Thursday | Apr 28th | 728 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2021 | Sunday | May 9th | 1082 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2020 | Wednesday | May 20th | 1436 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2019 | Saturday | Jun 1st | 1790 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2018 | Monday | Jun 11th | 2145 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2017 | Thursday | Jun 22nd | 2499 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2016 | Saturday | Jul 2nd | 2854 days ago |
Laylat al-Qadr 2015 | Tuesday | Jul 14th | 3208 days ago |
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