Hijri calendar
The year 1385 AH at a glance
3 May 1965 – 21 April 19663 May 1965 – 22 April 19663 May 1965 – 22 April 1966
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 1385 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 · 3 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 3 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 4 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 5 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 6 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 7 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 8 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 9 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 10 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 11 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 13 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 12 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 14 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 14 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 15 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 22 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 27 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 28 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 30 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 1 June2 June2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 3 June4 June4 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 7 June8 June8 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 7 June8 June8 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 13 June14 June14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 17 June18 June18 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 20 June21 June21 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 20 June21 June21 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 24 June25 June25 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 28 June29 June29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 28 June29 June29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 29 June30 June30 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 June30 June30 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July5 July5 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 July7 July7 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July8 July8 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 July9 July9 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 July10 July10 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 July12 July12 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 July12 July12 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 July17 July17 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 July23 July23 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 30 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 24 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 25 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 25 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 28 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 29 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 5 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 5 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 6 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 7 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 8 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 9 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 21 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Feb22 Feb23 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Feb21 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Feb22 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Mar4 Mar5 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Mar16 Mar17 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar18 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar21 Mar22 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr
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.