Hijri calendar
The year 1383 AH at a glance
24 May 1963 – 12 May 196425 May 1963 – 13 May 196425 May 1963 – 13 May 1964
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1383 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 · 24 May25 May25 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 24 May25 May25 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 25 May26 May26 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 26 May27 May27 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 27 May28 May28 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 28 May29 May29 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 29 May30 May30 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 30 May31 May31 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 31 May1 June1 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 1 June2 June2 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 June2 June2 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 3 June4 June4 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 4 June5 June5 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 4 June5 June5 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 12 June13 June13 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 13 June14 June14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 17 June18 June18 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 18 June19 June19 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 20 June21 June21 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 23 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 25 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 27 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 29 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 29 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 21 July22 July22 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 July22 July22 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 July27 July27 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July29 July29 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 July30 July30 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 July31 July31 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 20 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 29 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 2 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 2 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 2 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 9 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 9 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 12 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 14 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 16 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- al-Quds Day 30 Ramadan · 14 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 15 Feb15 Feb16 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 21 Feb21 Feb22 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 22 Feb22 Feb23 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 24 Feb24 Feb25 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 26 Feb26 Feb27 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 28 Feb28 Feb29 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Mar9 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 Mar10 Mar11 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 13 Mar13 Mar14 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 14 Mar14 Mar15 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 7 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 May
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.