Hijri calendar
The year 1331 AH at a glance
10 December 1912 – 29 November 191311 December 1912 – 29 November 191311 December 1912 – 29 November 1913
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 17 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 1331 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 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Arbain 20 Safar · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 7 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Feb
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Feb
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 8 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 10 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 11 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 17 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 20 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 27 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 28 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 6 June7 June7 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 5 June12 June12 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 6 June7 June7 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 6 June7 June7 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 6 June7 June7 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 10 June11 June11 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 12 June13 June13 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 17 June18 June18 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 18 June19 June19 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 20 June21 June21 June
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 23 June24 June24 June
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 27 June28 June28 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 27 June28 June28 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 1 July2 July2 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 2 July3 July3 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 1 July2 July2 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 3 July4 July4 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 4 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 July5 July5 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 July6 July6 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 5 July6 July6 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 7 July8 July8 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 8 July9 July9 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 9 July10 July10 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 15 July16 July16 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 15 July16 July16 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 16 July17 July17 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 17 July18 July18 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 18 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 19 July20 July20 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 4 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 11 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 18 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 21 Aug
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 21 Aug
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 23 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 23 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 24 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 25 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 27 Aug
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 29 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 29 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Oct
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
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.