Hijri calendar
The year 1389 AH at a glance
19 March 1969 – 8 March 197020 March 1969 – 9 March 197020 March 1969 – 9 March 1970
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 1389 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 · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 May5 May5 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 May8 May8 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 May8 May8 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 May8 May8 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 May12 May12 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 May16 May16 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 May16 May16 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 17 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June17 June17 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June19 June19 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 June22 June22 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 June24 June24 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 June24 June24 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June26 June26 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June26 June26 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 July8 July8 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July14 July14 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 July21 July21 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 July31 July31 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Aug15 Aug16 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Aug17 Aug18 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Aug18 Aug19 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Aug27 Aug28 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Sept4 Sept5 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 18 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 1 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 2 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 3 Dec
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 5 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 5 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 7 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 11 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 17 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 18 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 20 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 22 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 24 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 7 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 8 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar
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.