Hijri calendar
The year 1320 AH at a glance
10 April 1902 – 29 March 190310 April 1902 – 30 March 190310 April 1902 – 30 March 1903
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1320 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 · 10 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 4 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 5 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 7 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 11 May12 May12 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 13 May14 May14 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 15 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 15 May16 May16 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 21 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 25 May26 May26 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 28 May29 May29 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 28 May29 May29 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 28 May29 May29 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 1 June2 June2 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 7 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 7 July8 July8 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 9 July10 July10 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 10 July11 July11 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 12 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 July15 July15 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 July15 July15 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July29 July29 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 2 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 1 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Nov2 Nov3 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 Nov2 Nov3 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 Nov12 Nov13 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 Nov12 Nov13 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 Nov13 Nov14 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 Nov14 Nov15 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 Nov15 Nov16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 26 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar
- Nawruz 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar
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.