Hijri calendar
The year 1386 AH at a glance
22 April 1966 – 10 April 196723 April 1966 – 11 April 196723 April 1966 – 11 April 1967
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1386 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 · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 May2 May2 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 May3 May3 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 May2 May2 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 May4 May4 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 May4 May4 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 May12 May12 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 May13 May13 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 May17 May17 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 May18 May18 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 May20 May20 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 19 June20 June20 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June20 June20 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June25 June25 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June27 June27 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 June28 June28 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June29 June29 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 June30 June30 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July2 July2 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July2 July2 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 July7 July7 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July13 July13 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July20 July20 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 July22 July22 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July23 July23 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July25 July25 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 July27 July27 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 July27 July27 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July29 July29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July29 July29 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Jan
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 6 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Feb11 Feb12 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Feb10 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Feb11 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Feb21 Feb22 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Mar5 Mar6 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Mar7 Mar8 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Mar10 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Nawruz 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 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.