Hijri calendar
The year 1306 AH at a glance
7 September 1888 – 27 August 18898 September 1888 – 28 August 18898 September 1888 – 28 August 1889
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1306 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 · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 7 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 19 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 29 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 1 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 May2 May2 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 May9 May9 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 May16 May16 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 May19 May19 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 May19 May19 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 May21 May21 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 May21 May21 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 May22 May22 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 May23 May23 May
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 24 May31 May31 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 May25 May25 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 May27 May27 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 31 May1 June1 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 6 June7 June7 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 7 June8 June8 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 11 June12 June12 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 13 June14 June14 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 June25 June25 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 27 June28 June28 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 28 June29 June29 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 June30 June1 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 June29 June30 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 June30 June1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 July10 July11 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 July22 July23 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 July24 July25 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 July27 July28 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 July29 July29 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 July30 July30 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
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.