Taqwim - Islamic History Calendar

A regional, multilingual "This Day in Islamic History" calendar with Hijri date display.

# Taqwim — Islamic Calendar Your all-in-one Islamic calendar right in your browser. Taqwim brings together a full Hijri calendar, daily prayer times, moon phase tracking, historical events from across Islamic civilization, Ramadan tools, and more — all in a beautifully designed popup you can open with a single click. Whether you want to check today's Hijri date, know when Maghrib is, track your fasting during Ramadan, or learn what happened on this day in Islamic history — Taqwim has you covered. ## Hijri Calendar A complete, interactive Hijri calendar based on the Umm al-Qura standard used in Saudi Arabia. Navigate month by month, tap any day to see what happened on that date, and always know where you are in the Islamic year. - Full 12-month Hijri calendar with day-by-day navigation - "Today" button to jump back to the current date - Moon phase icons on each day so you can follow the lunar cycle at a glance - Keyboard navigation support (arrow keys, Home, End, Enter) - Choose your week start day: Saturday, Sunday, or Monday - Hijri date overlay on web pages (optional) — see today's Islamic date while browsing ## Prayer Times Accurate prayer times calculated for your exact location, with support for the major calculation methods used around the world. - All six daily times: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha - Live countdown showing time remaining until the next prayer - 11 calculation methods to match your local convention: - Muslim World League (MWL) - Egyptian General Authority of Survey - University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi - Umm al-Qura University, Makkah - Dubai - Moonsighting Committee - ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) - Kuwait - Qatar - Singapore (MUIS) - Institute of Geophysics, Tehran - Shafi'i and Hanafi madhab options (affects Asr time) - 12-hour or 24-hour time format - Set your location automatically with geolocation, or search for any city in the world ## Moon Phases Follow the lunar cycle that governs the Islamic calendar. - 8 moon phases displayed with visual SVG icons: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent - Illumination percentage for each day - Moon phase badges shown directly on calendar days (can be toggled on or off) ## This Day in Islamic History Discover what happened on each day of the Islamic calendar — from the earliest days of Islam to the modern era. Taqwim includes over 750 curated historical events spanning 1,400+ years of Islamic civilization. Events are organized into categories: - Battle — key military engagements that shaped the Muslim world - Founding — the establishment of cities, institutions, and dynasties - Scholarship — milestones in science, philosophy, medicine, and Islamic learning - Political — treaties, declarations, and shifts in governance - Cultural — achievements in art, architecture, literature, and music - Religious — moments of spiritual significance Every event includes a description and sources so you can learn more. Filter events by region to focus on the history most relevant to you: - Global — events significant to the entire Muslim world - Middle East — the heartland of early Islamic history - South Asia — Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka - Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and beyond - North Africa — from Morocco to Egypt and the Horn of Africa - West Africa — Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, and the broader continent - Central Asia — Afghanistan, the Silk Road nations, and Mongolia - Europe — Al-Andalus, the Ottoman presence, and Islamic contributions to European history - Americas — the Islamic experience in North and South America Select your region during onboarding using an interactive world map, or change it anytime in Settings. The map highlights countries belonging to each region so you can see exactly what's included. Search across all events with full-text search that supports multiple languages and handles diacritical marks (so searching "Quran" also finds "Qur'an"). ## Islamic Observances Never miss an important date in the Islamic year. Taqwim highlights key observances including: - Ramadan (the month of fasting) - Eid al-Fitr (3 days) - Eid al-Adha (4 days) - Day of Arafah - Hajj days (8th–12th Dhul Hijjah) - Islamic New Year (1st Muharram) - And more commemorations and celebrations throughout the year Each observance is shown alongside the historical events for that day, so you always have the full picture. ## Ramadan Tools During the blessed month, Taqwim transforms to help you make the most of Ramadan. - "Ramadan Mubarak" greeting when the month arrives - Live Iftar countdown — see exactly how long until you can break your fast - Suhoor time display — know when to have your pre-dawn meal - Fasting tracker — log each day as Fasted, Missed, or Excused to keep track of your month - "Ramadan begins in X days" countdown during Sha'ban so you can prepare - Laylat al-Qadr reminder on the 27th night ## Sharing & Calendar Export Share events with friends and family, or add them to your personal calendar. - Share as image — generates a beautifully formatted card with the event title, date, description, and category badge, ready to paste into any chat or social media - Copy text — grab the event details as plain text - Add to Google Calendar — one click to create a Google Calendar event for any historical date or observance - Export all events — download an ICS calendar file containing every event for the current Hijri year, compatible with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and any app that supports the ICS standard ## Bookmarks Save events that interest you for easy access later. - Bookmark any historical event with a single tap - View all your bookmarks in one place - Bookmarks persist across sessions ## Notifications (Optional) Stay informed about upcoming Islamic dates without having to open the extension. - Get reminders for Islamic observances (Ramadan, Eids, Hajj, etc.) - Get reminders for historical event anniversaries - Choose when to be reminded: on the day, 1 day before, or multiple days before - Notification permission is optional — Taqwim works perfectly without it ## 11 Languages Taqwim is fully translated into 11 languages with complete right-to-left (RTL) support for Arabic and Urdu. - English - العربية (Arabic) - اردو (Urdu) - Türkçe (Turkish) - Melayu (Malay) - Français (French) - Español (Spanish) - 中文 (Chinese) - 日本語 (Japanese) - Nederlands (Dutch) - Deutsch (German) Every label, button, event description, and setting is translated. Switch languages instantly from Settings — no restart needed. ## Themes - Light mode — clean and bright - Dark mode — easy on the eyes - System default — automatically matches your OS/browser setting ## Privacy Taqwim respects your privacy. - All calendar calculations, prayer time computations, and moon phase data are computed locally in your browser - No accounts, no sign-ups, no tracking - The only network request is for city search (via OpenStreetMap Nominatim) when you set your prayer times location - Your settings and data are stored locally using Chrome's storage API