Hijri calendar
The year 1326 AH at a glance
4 February 1908 – 22 January 19094 February 1908 – 23 January 19094 February 1908 – 23 January 1909
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 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 1326 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 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 4 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 5 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 6 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 8 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 9 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 10 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 11 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 12 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 14 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 13 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 15 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 15 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 16 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 23 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 28 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 29 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 2 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 18 Safar · 21 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 2 May3 May3 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 4 May5 May5 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 5 May6 May6 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 7 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 23 May24 May24 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 29 May30 May30 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 4 June5 June5 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 14 June15 June15 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 30 June1 July1 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 2 July3 July3 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 3 July4 July4 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 9 July10 July10 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 12 July13 July13 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 19 July20 July20 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 20 July21 July21 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 30 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 30 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 30 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 30 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 16 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 20 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 20 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 21 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 22 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 23 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 25 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 26 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 27 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 23 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec24 Dec25 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec25 Dec26 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Dec31 Dec1 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Jan1 Jan2 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Jan2 Jan3 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Jan2 Jan3 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Jan7 Jan8 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Jan8 Jan9 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Jan15 Jan16 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Jan17 Jan18 Jan
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.