Hijri calendar
The year 1390 AH at a glance
9 March 1970 – 26 February 197110 March 1970 – 26 February 197110 March 1970 – 26 February 1971
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 1390 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 · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 6 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 June6 June6 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 June8 June8 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 June9 June9 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 June13 June13 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 June13 June13 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 June27 June27 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 2 July3 July3 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 July10 July10 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 July20 July20 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Sept12 Sept13 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Sept17 Sept18 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Sept17 Sept18 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Sept17 Sept18 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 25 Sept2 Oct2 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Sept27 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Sept29 Sept30 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Sept30 Sept1 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 Oct1 Oct2 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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.