Hijri calendar
The year 1312 AH at a glance
4 July 1894 – 23 June 18955 July 1894 – 24 June 18955 July 1894 – 24 June 1895
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 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1312 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 · 4 July5 July5 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 4 July5 July5 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 5 July6 July6 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 6 July7 July7 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 7 July8 July8 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 8 July9 July9 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 9 July10 July10 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 10 July11 July11 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 11 July12 July12 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 12 July13 July13 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 July14 July14 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 July13 July13 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 14 July15 July15 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 13 July14 July14 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 15 July16 July16 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 15 July16 July16 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 23 July24 July24 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 24 July25 July25 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 3 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 5 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 7 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 9 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 12 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 15 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 19 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 22 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 22 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 22 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 26 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 30 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 30 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 2 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 3 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 4 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 6 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 19 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 19 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 26 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 24 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 22 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 28 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 3 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 4 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 6 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 8 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 10 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 24 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 25 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 May7 May7 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 May19 May19 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 May21 May21 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 May24 May24 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 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.