Hijri calendar
The year 1340 AH at a glance
4 September 1921 – 23 August 19224 September 1921 – 24 August 19224 September 1921 – 24 August 1922
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 19 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 1340 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 · 4 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 4 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 5 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 6 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 7 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 8 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 9 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 10 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 11 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 12 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 14 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 13 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 15 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 16 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 23 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 24 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 28 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 29 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 1 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Dec1 Dec2 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Dec3 Dec4 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Dec4 Dec5 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Dec6 Dec7 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec10 Dec11 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec10 Dec11 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Dec22 Dec23 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Dec28 Dec29 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 23 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 24 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 29 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 6 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 8 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 13 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 16 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 16 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 18 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 19 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 20 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 22 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 24 May
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 26 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 28 May29 May29 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 3 June4 June4 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 4 June5 June5 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 6 June7 June7 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 8 June9 June9 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 10 June11 June11 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 June21 June21 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 June22 June22 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 24 June25 June25 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 25 June26 June26 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 July26 July26 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 July27 July27 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
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.