Hijri calendar
The year 1311 AH at a glance
15 July 1893 – 3 July 189415 July 1893 – 4 July 189415 July 1893 – 4 July 1894
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 17 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 12 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1311 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 · 15 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 3 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 4 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 8 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 9 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 11 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept23 Sept24 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept23 Sept24 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 11 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 11 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 20 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 6 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 May2 May2 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 4 May5 May5 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 5 May6 May6 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 June5 June5 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 June6 June6 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 June11 June11 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 June12 June12 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June13 June13 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June14 June14 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June14 June14 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June15 June15 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June21 June21 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June23 June23 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June27 June27 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June29 June29 June
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.