Umm al-Qura Calendar

Umm al-Qura Calendar Extension: Your Hijri Date and Calendar Companion

The Umm al-Qura Calendar extension brings the precision and cultural significance of the official Saudi Arabian Hijri calendar directly to your browser with ease and elegance. Built to provide a clear, concise monthly view of the Islamic lunar calendar, this extension connects seamlessly to the authoritative Umm al-Qura calculations via a dedicated API. It ensures you can always quickly and accurately check the current Hijri date, important religious holidays, and other key Islamic dates—all independently of your device’s region settings—right from a convenient side panel within your browser.

The Umm al-Qura calendar is widely recognized and used across the Muslim world, especially in Saudi Arabia, for marking religious events such as Ramadan, Eid, and other significant occasions. Despite its significance, access to a reliable, user-friendly monthly Hijri calendar inside browsers can be limited. This extension addresses that scarcity by offering a visually appealing and interactive month overview that fully adheres to Umm al-Qura’s official date calculations.

Upon activating the extension through its icon or side panel, users are greeted with a beautifully arranged monthly calendar displaying the entire current Hijri month. Each day is distinctly represented, with today’s date and Fridays elegantly highlighted to make distinguishing important dates effortless. Utilizing navigation arrows, you can effortlessly move between previous and upcoming Hijri months, with the year updating automatically as you scroll. The extension supports bilingual display with a simple toggle button, enabling quick switching between Arabic and English month names to suit different user preferences.

One of the extension’s convenient features is the Gregorian tooltip: when hovering over or tapping any Hijri day, a tooltip appears showing the corresponding Gregorian date, making it easy to cross-reference the two calendars side by side. For users seeking further details or official references, a direct link routes to the full Umm al-Qura calendar website, providing comprehensive access to the official data.

Designed with accessibility and speed in mind, the extension makes fetching and displaying updated calendar data instantaneous, allowing you to stay connected with the Islamic calendar effortlessly while browsing. Whether you’re observing religious duties, planning events around Islamic dates, or conducting research, this tool helps you remain in sync with Hijri time without ever leaving your browser environment.

Key Features:
- Comprehensive monthly view of the Umm al-Qura Hijri calendar in a responsive side panel.
- Simple navigation to browse previous and future months with smooth year transitions.
- Instant toggle between Arabic and English month names for cultural and linguistic flexibility.
- Visual highlighting of today’s date and Fridays for easy identification of important days.
- Gregorian date tooltips on hover or tap for direct calendar cross-referencing.
- Direct access link to the official Umm al-Qura calendar website for detailed reference.
- Clean, modern, and lightweight sidebar design optimized for browser usage.

How It Works:
1. Install the Umm al-Qura Calendar extension from your browser’s extension store.
2. Click the extension icon or open the side panel to reveal the current Hijri month view.
3. The extension automatically retrieves the official Umm al-Qura Hijri month and year using today’s Gregorian date.
4. Use the left and right navigation arrows to move between months; the year adjusts automatically when crossing over year boundaries.
5. Toggle the language display to switch between Arabic and English month names instantly.
6. Hover over (desktop) or tap (mobile) any Hijri date to view the corresponding Gregorian date in a tooltip.
7. Benefit from highlighted Fridays and the current date to easily track religious and special days.
8. For deeper reference or study, use the embedded link to visit the full Umm al-Qura calendar website at ummalquracalendar.org.

Privacy: - No personal data collected. All date conversion queries are sent anonymously to the Umm al-Qura calendar API without any usage tracking, login requirements, or exchange of sensitive information.