Hijri calendar
The year 1303 AH at a glance
10 October 1885 – 28 September 188610 October 1885 – 29 September 188610 October 1885 – 29 September 1886
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 3 days
Jumada al-Thani 8 days
Rajab 17 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1303 AH
Every observance the Centre keeps this year, in order. Dates are expected until the month is confirmed by sighting.
Muharram
- Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month 1 Muharram · 10 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 3 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 4 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 6 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 7 Dec7 Dec8 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Dec7 Dec8 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Dec16 Dec17 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec17 Dec18 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Dec24 Dec25 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 15 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 2 May3 May3 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 3 May4 May4 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 May5 May5 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 May6 May6 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 5 May6 May6 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 7 May8 May8 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 8 May9 May9 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 15 May16 May16 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 15 May16 May16 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 16 May17 May17 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 17 May18 May18 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 19 May20 May20 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 4 June5 June5 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 13 June14 June14 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 18 June19 June19 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 21 June22 June22 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 21 June22 June22 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 23 June24 June24 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 24 June25 June25 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 25 June26 June26 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 29 June30 June30 June
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 2 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 3 July4 July4 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 9 July10 July10 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 10 July11 July11 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 12 July13 July13 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 14 July15 July15 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 16 July17 July17 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 July27 July27 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 July28 July28 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 30 July31 July31 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug31 Aug1 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Sept8 Sept9 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Sept8 Sept9 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Sept17 Sept18 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Sept23 Sept24 Sept
Not tied to a date in this year
- Dua Kumayl Every week
- Dua Nudba Every week
- Dua Tawassul Every week
- Ziyarat Warith Every week
- Hadith-e-Kisa When it applies
- Salat al-Ayat When it applies
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon. Any month the Centre has not yet confirmed is shown as expected, and every date in it may move by a day.