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Daḥw al-Arḍ (Arabic: دَحوُ الأرض) is Dhu l-Qa'da 25, which is, according to some hadiths, the spreading of the Earth out of water at the time of creation. In Islam, Dahw al-Ard counts as a virtous day of the year. In hadiths, it is strongly recommended in hadiths that worships such as fasting and prayer be performed on this day.

"Dahw al-Ard" is a terminology in the Quran and hadiths. The word, "dahw", means to spread, to expand, to remove something from its place, and the phrase, "dahw al-ard", means the spreading of the Earth.

By "Dahw al-Ard" is meant the coming of the lands out of water which used to cover the Earth. According to hadiths and old Islamic sources, the Earth was first completely covered with water, and the lands later came out. The day on which the lands came out of water is called "Dahw al-Ard". According to accounts of the local history of Mecca, the first land that came out of the water was the Ka'ba in Mecca. There are reservations and disagreements regarding the literal meaning of "Dahw al-Ard" and the reliability of hadiths in this respect.

According to hadiths and books of fiqh, the date of Dahw al-Ard is Dhu l-Qa'da 25, and it is recommended to fast on this day. According to old sources, Dahw al-Ard occurred in the month of Mehr in the solar calendar (roughly October). Some historical events about great prophets have allegedly occurred on Dahw al-Ard, i.e. Dhu l-Qa'da 25, such as

• The revelation of the first divine mercy on Adam (a),
• The landing of Noah's Ark on Mount Judi,
• The birth of the prophet Abraham(a), and the prophet Jesus (a).

The root, "d-h-w" (د-ح‌-و), is used only once in the Quran 79:30; and after that He spread out the earth, in the form of singular, masculine, third-person past tense. Exegetes of the Quran have commented on the creation of the Earth and its spreading (dahw) under this verse.

The Quran tells us nothing about how the Earth was spread and where the process started. As to the time of the event, the Quran only says, "after that", which is a matter of dispute among the exegetes of the Quran as to what time it refers to.

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