Hijri calendar
The year 1316 AH at a glance
22 May 1898 – 10 May 189923 May 1898 – 11 May 189923 May 1898 – 11 May 1899
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1316 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 · 22 May23 May23 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 22 May23 May23 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 23 May24 May24 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 24 May25 May25 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 25 May26 May26 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 26 May27 May27 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 27 May28 May28 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 28 May29 May29 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 29 May30 May30 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 30 May31 May31 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 May1 June1 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 May31 May31 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 1 June2 June2 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 31 May1 June1 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 3 June4 June4 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 10 June11 June11 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 11 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 15 June16 June16 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 16 June17 June17 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 18 June19 June19 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 22 June23 June23 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 24 June25 June25 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 26 June27 June27 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 26 June27 June27 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 29 June30 June30 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 July3 July3 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 July7 July7 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 July10 July10 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 July10 July10 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 July10 July10 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 July14 July14 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 July18 July18 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 July18 July18 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 19 July20 July20 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 July20 July20 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 July25 July25 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 July27 July27 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 July28 July28 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July29 July29 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 July30 July30 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 17 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 14 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 17 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 19 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 25 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 25 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 26 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 27 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 29 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 10 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 11 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 12 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Nawruz 9 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 May
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.