Hijri calendar
The year 1359 AH at a glance
10 February 1940 – 28 January 1941
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 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 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1359 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 · 10 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 1 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 5 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 6 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 8 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 12 Safar · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May2 May2 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May10 May10 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 May12 May12 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May13 May13 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May15 May15 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May17 May17 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May17 May17 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 30 May31 May31 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 5 June6 June6 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 11 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 21 June22 June22 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July8 July8 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 9 July10 July10 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 10 July11 July11 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 19 July20 July20 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 26 July27 July27 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July28 July28 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 30 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 3 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 6 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 8 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 16 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 18 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 25 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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.