Hijri calendar
The year 1329 AH at a glance
2 January 1911 – 21 December 19113 January 1911 – 22 December 19113 January 1911 – 22 December 1911
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1329 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 · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 1 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 3 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 7 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 10 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 17 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 20 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 20 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 20 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 24 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 28 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 28 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 4 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 14 May15 May15 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 29 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 31 May1 June1 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 1 June2 June2 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 7 June8 June8 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June18 June18 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 18 June19 June19 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 28 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 28 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 28 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 28 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 30 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 2 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 4 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 6 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 7 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 9 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 10 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 10 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 12 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 12 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 12 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 15 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 19 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 19 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 21 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 21 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 22 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 23 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 24 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 23 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 25 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 July27 July27 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 26 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 July27 July27 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 July30 July30 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 July31 July31 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 22 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
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.