{"id":50781,"date":"2026-01-19T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=50781"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:10:54","slug":"uae-confirms-start-date-of-month-of-shaban-first-day-on-january-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae-confirms-start-date-of-month-of-shaban-first-day-on-january-20\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Confirms Start Date of Month of Shaban: First Day on January 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we move closer to Ramadan, many people in the UAE are looking out for the official updates on the Islamic calendar. The latest announcement from the UAE Council for Fatwa has confirmed that <strong>Shaban will begin on Tuesday, January 20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0eighth month of the Islamic calendar, also called the month of separation, comes just before Ramadan. It&#8217;s a time when many people begin preparing for the fasting month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>start of Ramadan in the UAE depends on the length of Shaban<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If Shaban lasts 30 days, it will begin on Thursday, February 19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Shaban is 29 days long, it will start on Wednesday, February 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979-64x32.jpg 64w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2371250979-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>exact date will be determined<\/strong> by moon sightings, with the final confirmation expected <strong>on Tuesday, February 17.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning ahead, be sure to <strong>check out <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/islamic-calendar-2026-predicted-hijri-dates-and-list-of-holidays\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50475\">Islamic Calendar 2026<\/a> for predicted dates and holidays in the UAE<\/strong>. Keep in mind, these dates are always subject to change based on moon sightings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates and announcements in the UAE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we move closer to Ramadan, many people in the UAE are looking out for the official updates on the Islamic calendar. The latest announcement from the UAE Council for Fatwa has confirmed that Shaban will begin on Tuesday, January 20. The\u00a0eighth month of the Islamic calendar, also called the month of separation, comes just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":30914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}