Hijri calendar
The year 1363 AH at a glance
28 December 1943 – 16 December 194429 December 1943 – 17 December 194429 December 1943 – 17 December 1944
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 18 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 1363 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 · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 31 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 2 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 2 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 5 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 12 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 15 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 15 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 15 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 19 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 23 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 23 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 26 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 5 May6 May6 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 8 May9 May9 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 24 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 26 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 27 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 2 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 5 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 12 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 13 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 22 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 24 June25 June25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 26 June27 June27 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 1 July2 July2 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 3 July4 July4 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 6 July7 July7 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 6 July7 July7 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 6 July7 July7 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 9 July10 July10 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 17 July18 July18 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 18 July19 July19 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 17 July18 July18 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 19 July20 July20 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 20 July21 July21 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 21 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 30 Rajab · 21 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 24 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 25 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 26 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 1 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 1 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 2 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 3 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 4 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 5 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 15 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
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.