Hijri calendar
The year 1336 AH at a glance
18 October 1917 – 6 October 191819 October 1917 – 7 October 191819 October 1917 – 7 October 1918
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 8 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 1336 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 · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 15 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 9 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 11 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 May4 May4 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 May4 May4 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 5 May6 May6 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 6 May7 May7 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 7 May8 May8 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 May9 May9 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 May8 May8 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 May10 May10 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 May11 May11 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 10 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 11 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 June11 June11 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 June25 June25 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 June30 June30 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 June30 June30 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 June1 July1 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 July2 July2 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 July4 July4 July
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 5 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 July6 July6 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 July11 July11 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 July17 July17 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 July18 July18 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 July20 July20 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 July22 July22 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 July24 July24 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
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.