Hijri calendar
The year 1344 AH at a glance
22 July 1925 – 10 July 192623 July 1925 – 11 July 192623 July 1925 – 11 July 1926
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 9 days
Ramadan 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1344 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 July23 July23 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 22 July23 July23 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 23 July24 July24 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 24 July25 July25 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 25 July26 July26 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Ramadan · 22 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 9 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 14 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 20 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 21 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 23 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 25 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 27 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 11 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 12 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 May14 May14 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 May13 May13 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 May24 May24 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 June5 June5 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June7 June7 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 June10 June10 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 June11 June12 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June12 June13 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 June17 June18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 June18 June19 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June19 June20 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June20 June21 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June20 June21 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June21 June22 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 June25 June26 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June26 June27 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June27 June28 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 June29 June30 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 July3 July4 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July5 July6 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.