Hijri calendar
The year 1349 AH at a glance
29 May 1930 – 18 May 193130 May 1930 – 18 May 193130 May 1930 – 19 May 1931
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1349 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 · 29 May30 May30 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 29 May30 May30 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 30 May31 May31 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 31 May1 June1 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 1 June2 June2 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 3 June4 June4 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 4 June5 June5 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 5 June6 June6 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 6 June7 June7 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 June8 June8 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 June7 June7 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 8 June9 June9 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 7 June8 June8 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 9 June10 June10 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 9 June10 June10 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 17 June18 June18 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 18 June19 June19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 22 June23 June23 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 23 June24 June24 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 25 June26 June26 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 28 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 30 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 2 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 4 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 4 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 7 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 14 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 17 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 17 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 17 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 21 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 25 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 25 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 26 July27 July27 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 July27 July27 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 19 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 21 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 24 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 25 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 26 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 1 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 1 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 2 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 3 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 4 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 5 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 13 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Nawruz 2 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 May4 May4 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 May5 May5 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 May7 May7 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 May11 May11 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 May13 May13 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.