Hijri calendar
The year 1330 AH at a glance
22 December 1911 – 9 December 191223 December 1911 – 10 December 191223 December 1911 – 10 December 1912
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 9 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 1330 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 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 19 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 2 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 18 May19 May19 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 20 May21 May21 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 21 May22 May22 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 27 May28 May28 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 30 May31 May31 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 6 June7 June7 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 7 June8 June8 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 June17 June17 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 June17 June17 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 June17 June17 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 June17 June17 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 June21 June21 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 20 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 June25 June25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 June26 June26 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 June28 June28 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 July4 July4 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 July8 July8 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 July8 July8 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 July10 July10 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 July11 July11 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 July12 July12 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 July13 July13 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 July12 July12 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 12 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 July15 July15 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 30 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 6 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 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.