Hijri calendar
The year 1305 AH at a glance
19 September 1887 – 6 September 188819 September 1887 – 7 September 188819 September 1887 – 7 September 1888
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 7 days
Rajab 19 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 1305 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 · 19 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 1 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 8 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 9 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 13 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 14 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 16 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 15 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 7 Rajab · 20 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 12 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 15 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 16 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 17 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 23 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 23 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 24 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 25 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 27 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 May13 May13 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 May27 May27 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 31 May1 June1 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 31 May1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 1 June2 June2 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 2 June3 June3 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 4 June5 June5 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 6 June7 June7 June
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 8 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 11 June12 June12 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 17 June18 June18 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 18 June19 June19 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 20 June21 June21 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 22 June23 June23 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 24 June25 June25 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 July5 July5 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 July6 July6 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 8 July9 July9 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 9 July10 July10 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Sept2 Sept2 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.