Hijri calendar
The year 1370 AH at a glance
13 October 1950 – 2 October 195114 October 1950 – 2 October 195114 October 1950 – 3 October 1951
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 17 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 1370 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 · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 14 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 18 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 21 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 24 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 28 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 1 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 1 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 1 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 5 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 10 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 14 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 12 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 4 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 6 May7 May7 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 May7 May7 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 May8 May8 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 May8 May8 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 May18 May18 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 May18 May18 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 May19 May19 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 May20 May20 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 May21 May21 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 May22 May22 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 June7 June7 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 June14 June14 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 June21 June21 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 June24 June24 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 June26 June26 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 June26 June26 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 June27 June27 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 29 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 June30 June30 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 1 July2 July2 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 5 July6 July6 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 11 July12 July12 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 12 July13 July13 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 14 July15 July15 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 16 July17 July17 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 18 July19 July19 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 July29 July29 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 July30 July30 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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.