Hijri calendar
The year 1348 AH at a glance
9 June 1929 – 28 May 19309 June 1929 – 29 May 19309 June 1929 – 29 May 1930
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 17 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 11 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1348 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 · 9 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 9 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 10 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 11 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 12 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 13 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 14 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 15 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 16 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 17 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 19 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 18 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 20 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 20 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 28 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 3 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 4 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 6 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 8 July9 July9 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 10 July11 July11 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 12 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 14 July15 July15 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 14 July15 July15 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 17 July18 July18 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 20 July21 July21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 24 July25 July25 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 28 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Shawwal · 22 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 May6 May6 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 May7 May7 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 May8 May8 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 May9 May9 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 May9 May9 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 May10 May10 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 May15 May15 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 May16 May16 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 May18 May18 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 May22 May22 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 May24 May24 May
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.