Hijri calendar
The year 1374 AH at a glance
30 August 1954 – 18 August 195531 August 1954 – 19 August 195531 August 1954 – 19 August 1955
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 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 1374 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 · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 18 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 27 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 24 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 1 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 8 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 11 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 11 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 13 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 13 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 14 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 15 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 17 May
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 20 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 19 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 23 May24 May24 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 29 May30 May30 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 30 May31 May31 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 1 June2 June2 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 3 June4 June4 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 5 June6 June6 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 16 June17 June17 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 19 June20 June20 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 20 June21 June21 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 June22 June22 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 June22 June22 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 July2 July2 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 July14 July14 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 July16 July16 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 July21 July21 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July22 July22 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 July27 July27 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 July28 July28 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 July29 July29 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 July30 July30 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 July30 July30 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 July31 July31 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Aug14 Aug14 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.