Hijri calendar
The year 1375 AH at a glance
19 August 1955 – 7 August 195620 August 1955 – 8 August 195620 August 1955 – 8 August 1956
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 19 days
Sha'ban 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1375 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 · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 9 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 13 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 1 May2 May2 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 1 May2 May2 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 2 May3 May3 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 3 May4 May4 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 5 May6 May6 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 7 May8 May8 May
- al-Quds Day 30 Ramadan · 11 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 8 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 9 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June11 June11 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 June10 June10 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 June21 June21 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July3 July3 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 July5 July5 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 July8 July8 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 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.