Day of Arafah
Saudi Press Agency’s 2026 Hajj reporting identifies the Day of Arafah in the 1447 AH season.
Date and recurrence
9 Dhu al-Hijjah; 26 May in Saudi official 2026 reporting
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Islamic religious observance during Hajj; Gregorian date varies with the Hijri calendar and authoritative local determinations. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Saudi Press Agency — Day of Arafah 2026State News Agency
Frequently asked questions
When is Day of Arafah?
9 Dhu al-Hijjah; 26 May in Saudi official 2026 reporting The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; 26 May in Saudi official 2026 reporting.
Does Day of Arafah fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Day of Arafah an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Islamic religious observance during Hajj; Gregorian date varies with the Hijri calendar and authoritative local determinations. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Day of Arafah?
The stored designation basis is: Saudi Press Agency’s 2026 Hajj reporting identifies the Day of Arafah in the 1447 AH season.. Supporting provenance includes Saudi Press Agency — Day of Arafah 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Day of Arafah international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Islamic religious observance during Hajj; Gregorian date varies with the Hijri calendar and authoritative local determinations. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.