Hijri calendar
The year 1356 AH at a glance
14 March 1937 – 3 March 193815 March 1937 – 3 March 193815 March 1937 – 3 March 1938
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 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1356 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 · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 1 May2 May2 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 1 May2 May2 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 1 May2 May2 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 5 May6 May6 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 9 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 9 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 11 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 12 June13 June13 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 13 June14 June14 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 1 July2 July2 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 7 July8 July8 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 14 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 21 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 24 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 9 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 16 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 21 Sept21 Sept22 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 30 Sept30 Sept1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 1 Oct1 Oct2 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 1 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 2 Oct2 Oct3 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 2 Oct2 Oct3 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 4 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 5 Oct5 Oct6 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 3 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Feb1 Feb2 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Feb2 Feb3 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Feb7 Feb8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb8 Feb9 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb9 Feb10 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb10 Feb11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb10 Feb11 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb11 Feb12 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb15 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb16 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb17 Feb18 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Feb19 Feb20 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb23 Feb24 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb25 Feb26 Feb
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.