Hijri calendar
The year 1308 AH at a glance
17 August 1890 – 5 August 189118 August 1890 – 6 August 189118 August 1890 – 6 August 1891
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 18 days
Sha'ban 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1308 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 · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 6 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 11 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 10 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 May2 May2 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 May4 May4 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 May6 May6 May
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 8 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June9 June9 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 June8 June8 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 June19 June19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 June1 July1 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July3 July3 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 July6 July6 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 July7 July7 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July8 July8 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 July14 July14 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 July15 July15 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July16 July16 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July16 July16 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 July17 July17 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 July21 July21 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July22 July22 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 July23 July23 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July25 July25 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 July29 July29 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 July31 July31 July
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.