Hijri calendar
The year 1368 AH at a glance
3 November 1948 – 22 October 19493 November 1948 – 23 October 19493 November 1948 – 23 October 1949
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 4 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 18 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1368 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 · 3 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 3 Nov
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 4 Nov
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 5 Nov
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 6 Nov
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 7 Nov
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 8 Nov
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 9 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 10 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 11 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 13 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 12 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 14 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 14 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 15 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 22 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 27 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 28 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 30 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 2 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 4 May
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 5 May
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 6 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 8 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 9 May
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 11 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 12 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 12 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 14 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 14 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 14 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 17 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 21 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 21 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 23 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 24 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 25 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 26 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 25 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 27 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 27 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 28 May29 May29 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 28 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 28 May29 May29 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 29 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 31 May1 June1 June
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 1 June2 June2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 2 June3 June3 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 8 June9 June9 June
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 8 June9 June9 June
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 9 June10 June10 June
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 10 June11 June11 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 12 June13 June13 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 4 July5 July5 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 6 July7 July7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 11 July12 July12 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 14 July15 July15 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 14 July15 July15 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 16 July17 July17 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 16 July17 July17 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 17 July18 July18 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 20 July21 July21 July
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 22 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 22 July23 July23 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 27 July28 July28 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
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.