Hijri and Gregorian dates in Practice

Saudi courts and regulations work in the Hijri calendar, while your day-to-day business often runs on the Gregorian one. So Practice shows both together everywhere.

The dual date field

Fields such as Hearing date, Due date, Closing date and Next action have two rows:

1. Hijri: day, month (from a Muharram…Dhu al-Hijjah list), year.
2. Gregorian: day, month, year.

Type in either row and the other follows at once. A line under the field shows both dates together. The Today shortcut inserts today's date in Riyadh, and you can also pick from the pop-up calendar.

Entry notes

• Date digits are typed in Western numerals; Arabic digits are converted automatically.
• An invalid entry (such as day 30 in a 28-day Gregorian month, or a Hijri day that does not exist) shows a message beside the field and is not accepted.
• A half-filled field is not saved until one row is complete.

What does "Umm al-Qura" mean?

The Hijri calendar in Practice is the Umm al-Qura calendar, the one officially used in the Kingdom. A day may differ from another calendar or from moon sighting, so for an important Hijri date, such as when an objection period starts, check it against the judgment itself or Najiz.

How are dates stored?

Always as the Gregorian date of the day, converted to Hijri for display. Hearings are stored in Riyadh time, and a statutory deadline ends at the end of its due day in Riyadh. For the Najiz case number you enter the Hijri year as four digits such as 1447.