Hijri calendar
The year 1361 AH at a glance
18 January 1942 – 7 January 194319 January 1942 – 7 January 194319 January 1942 – 7 January 1943
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1361 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 · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 1 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 5 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 12 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 4 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 8 May9 May9 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May15 May15 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 21 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 31 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June18 June18 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 18 June19 June19 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 24 June25 June25 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 27 June28 June28 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 4 July5 July5 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 5 July6 July6 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 16 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 July18 July18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 July20 July20 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 July22 July22 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 July24 July24 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 July27 July27 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 July28 July28 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 July30 July30 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 July30 July30 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 July30 July30 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 13 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 9 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Jan2 Jan2 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.