Hijri calendar
The year 1395 AH at a glance
14 January 1975 – 2 January 197614 January 1975 – 2 January 197614 January 1975 – 3 January 1976
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 17 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 1395 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 · 14 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 2 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 8 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 10 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 15 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 19 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 22 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 25 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 1 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 4 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 4 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 4 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 8 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 May5 May5 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 May11 May11 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 11 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 13 June14 June14 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 14 June15 June15 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 23 June24 June24 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 30 June1 July1 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 July2 July2 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 11 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 10 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 11 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 11 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 13 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 15 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 17 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 20 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 22 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 23 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 23 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 25 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 25 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 25 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 28 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 4 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 6 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 8 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 3 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 7 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 13 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 14 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 16 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 18 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 20 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 3 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 4 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
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.