Hijri calendar
The year 1365 AH at a glance
6 December 1945 – 24 November 19467 December 1945 – 25 November 19467 December 1945 – 25 November 1946
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 9 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 1365 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 · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Arbain 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 3 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Feb
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Nawruz 17 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 3 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 5 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 6 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 12 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 15 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 22 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 23 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 5 June6 June6 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 6 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 7 June8 June8 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 9 June10 June10 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 10 June11 June11 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 12 June13 June13 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 13 June14 June14 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 13 June14 June14 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 18 June19 June19 June
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 22 June23 June23 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 24 June25 June25 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 25 June26 June26 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 26 June27 June27 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 27 June28 June28 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 26 June27 June27 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 28 June
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 June30 June30 June
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 2 July3 July3 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 3 July4 July4 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 4 July5 July5 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 10 July11 July11 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 10 July11 July11 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 11 July12 July12 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 12 July13 July13 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 13 July14 July14 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 14 July15 July15 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 30 July
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 6 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 13 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 16 Aug
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 16 Aug
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 18 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 18 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 19 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 20 Aug
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 23 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 22 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 24 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Oct
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
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.