Hijri calendar
The year 1380 AH at a glance
26 June 1960 – 14 June 196126 June 1960 – 14 June 196127 June 1960 – 14 June 1961
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 17 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 11 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1380 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 · 26 June26 June27 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 26 June26 June27 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 27 June27 June28 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 28 June28 June29 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 29 June29 June30 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 30 June30 June1 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 1 July1 July2 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 2 July2 July3 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 3 July3 July4 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 4 July4 July5 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 July5 July6 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 July4 July5 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 6 July6 July7 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 5 July5 July6 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 7 July7 July8 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 7 July7 July8 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 8 July8 July9 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 15 July15 July16 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 16 July16 July17 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 20 July20 July21 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 21 July21 July22 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 23 July23 July24 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 25 July26 July26 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 29 July30 July30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 20 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 20 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 20 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 20 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 22 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 24 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 31 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 3 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 6 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 14 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 14 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 17 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 Mar
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 17 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 4 Shawwal · 21 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May16 May16 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 May17 May17 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 May23 May23 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 May24 May24 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 May25 May25 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 May25 May25 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 May26 May26 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 May31 May31 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 May1 June1 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 June3 June3 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 June7 June7 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 June9 June9 June
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.