Article 169. Official Muslim holidays. –

The following are hereby recognized as legal Muslim holidays:

1. ‘Amun Jadid (New Year), which falls on the first day of the first lunar month of Muharram;

2. Maulid-un-Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad), which falls on the twelfth day of the third lunar month of Rabi-ul-Awwal;

3. Lailatul Isra Wal Mi’raj (Nocturnal Journey and Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad), which falls on the twenty-seventh day of the seventh lunar month of Rajab;

4. ‘Id-ul-Fitr (Hari Raya Pausa), which falls on the first day of the tenth lunar month of Shawwal, commemorating the end of the fasting season; and

5. ‘Id-ul-Adha (Hari Raya Haji), which falls on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month of Dhu 1-Hijja.