Hijri calendar
The year 1327 AH at a glance
23 January 1909 – 12 January 191024 January 1909 – 12 January 191024 January 1909 – 13 January 1910
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 1327 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 · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 3 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 10 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 13 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 13 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 13 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 17 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 21 Mar
- Nawruz 28 Safar · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May13 May13 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May19 May19 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 25 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 1 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 4 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 June22 June22 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 June23 June23 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 June29 June29 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 July2 July2 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 July9 July9 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 July10 July10 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 19 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 19 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 19 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 21 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 23 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 25 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 27 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 28 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 30 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 31 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 31 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 2 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 2 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 2 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 14 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 15 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 16 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- al-Quds Day 30 Ramadan · 15 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan7 Jan7 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.