Hijri calendar
The year 1378 AH at a glance
18 July 1958 – 7 July 195919 July 1958 – 7 July 195919 July 1958 – 7 July 1959
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 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1378 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 · 18 July19 July19 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 18 July19 July19 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 19 July20 July20 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 20 July21 July21 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 21 July22 July22 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 22 July23 July23 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 23 July24 July24 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 24 July25 July25 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 25 July26 July26 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Dec21 Dec22 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Dec24 Dec25 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Dec31 Dec1 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Jan1 Jan2 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 11 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 18 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 20 Mar
- Nawruz 12 Ramadan · 22 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 25 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 28 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 28 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 30 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 31 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 Apr
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 3 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 May3 May3 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 May4 May4 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 May7 May7 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 May8 May8 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 May9 May9 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May1 June1 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 June3 June3 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 June8 June8 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 June9 June9 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June14 June14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June15 June15 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June16 June16 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June17 June17 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June17 June17 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 June18 June18 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June22 June22 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June23 June23 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 June24 June24 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 June26 June26 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 June30 June30 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July2 July2 July
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.