Hijri calendar
The year 1373 AH at a glance
10 September 1953 – 29 August 195411 September 1953 – 30 August 195411 September 1953 – 30 August 1954
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 7 days
Rajab 20 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 1373 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 · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Feb5 Feb6 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Feb7 Feb8 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Feb8 Feb9 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Feb14 Feb15 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Feb17 Feb18 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Feb24 Feb25 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Feb25 Feb26 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 11 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 16 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 2 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 4 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 7 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 9 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 15 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 15 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 16 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 17 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 18 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 19 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 4 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 18 May19 May19 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 21 May22 May22 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 21 May22 May22 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 23 May24 May24 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 23 May24 May24 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 24 May25 May25 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 25 May26 May26 May
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 28 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 27 May28 May28 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 June3 June3 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 June9 June9 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 June12 June12 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 June14 June14 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 June16 June16 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 June26 June26 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 June27 June27 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 June30 June30 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 June1 July1 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July2 July3 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 July1 July2 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July2 July3 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 July12 July13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 July24 July25 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 July26 July27 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 July29 July30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 July31 July31 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
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.