Hijri calendar
The year 1343 AH at a glance
2 August 1924 – 21 July 19253 August 1924 – 22 July 19253 August 1924 – 22 July 1925
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 18 days
Sha'ban 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1343 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 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 3 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 7 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 10 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 17 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 20 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 20 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 20 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 24 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Dec9 Dec10 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 28 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 29 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 1 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 4 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 20 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 20 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 21 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 20 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 23 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Nawruz 26 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 26 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 2 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 4 Apr4 Apr5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 9 Apr9 Apr10 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 12 Apr12 Apr13 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 12 Apr12 Apr13 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 14 Apr14 Apr15 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 14 Apr14 Apr15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 15 Apr15 Apr16 Apr
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 17 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 16 Apr16 Apr17 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 18 Apr18 Apr19 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 20 Apr20 Apr21 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 1 May2 May2 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 3 May4 May4 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 5 May6 May6 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 7 May8 May8 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 May18 May18 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 May19 May19 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 21 May22 May22 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 22 May23 May23 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 May25 May25 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 May25 May25 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 June4 June4 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 June16 June16 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 June18 June18 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 June21 June21 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 June22 June23 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 June23 June24 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June28 June29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 June29 June30 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 June30 June1 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July1 July2 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July1 July2 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 July2 July3 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 July6 July7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July7 July8 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 July8 July9 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 July10 July11 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 July14 July15 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 July16 July17 July
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.