Hijri calendar
The year 1369 AH at a glance
23 October 1949 – 12 October 195024 October 1949 – 13 October 195024 October 1949 – 13 October 1950
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 3 days
Jumada al-Thani 8 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 1369 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 · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Nov24 Nov25 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 1 Dec1 Dec2 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 4 Dec4 Dec5 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 8 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 19 Dec19 Dec20 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 2 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 20 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 23 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 25 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 28 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 30 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 1 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 1 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 3 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 3 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 3 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 6 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 10 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 10 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 12 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 12 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 13 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 14 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 15 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 14 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 16 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 17 May18 May18 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 17 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 May18 May18 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 18 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 20 May21 May21 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 21 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 22 May23 May23 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 28 May29 May29 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 28 May29 May29 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 29 May30 May30 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 30 May31 May31 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 31 May1 June1 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 June2 June2 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 June25 June25 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 June27 June27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 1 July2 July2 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 4 July5 July5 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 4 July5 July5 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 6 July7 July7 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 6 July7 July7 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 7 July8 July8 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 8 July9 July9 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 10 July11 July11 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 12 July13 July13 July
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 14 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 July17 July17 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 July23 July23 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 July24 July24 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 July26 July26 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 July28 July28 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 July30 July30 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 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.