Hijri calendar
The year 1396 AH at a glance
3 January 1976 – 21 December 19763 January 1976 – 22 December 19764 January 1976 – 22 December 1976
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1396 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 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 3 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 4 Jan4 Jan5 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 5 Jan5 Jan6 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 6 Jan6 Jan7 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 7 Jan7 Jan8 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 8 Jan8 Jan9 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 9 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 10 Jan10 Jan11 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 11 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 13 Jan13 Jan14 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 12 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 14 Jan14 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 14 Jan14 Jan15 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 15 Jan15 Jan16 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 22 Jan22 Jan23 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 23 Jan23 Jan24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 27 Jan27 Jan28 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 28 Jan28 Jan29 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 30 Jan30 Jan31 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 2 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 4 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 6 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 8 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 8 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 11 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 14 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 18 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 21 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 21 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 21 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 25 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 29 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 29 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 20 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 5 May5 May6 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 12 May12 May13 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 15 May15 May16 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 30 May31 May31 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 1 June2 June2 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 2 June3 June3 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 18 June19 June19 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 1 July2 July2 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 3 July4 July4 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 5 July6 July6 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 7 July8 July8 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 8 July9 July9 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 10 July11 July11 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 11 July12 July12 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 11 July12 July12 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 16 July17 July17 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 20 July21 July21 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 20 July21 July21 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 22 July23 July23 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 23 July24 July24 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 23 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 25 July26 July26 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 26 July27 July27 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 27 July28 July28 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 28 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 28 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 31 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 2 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 8 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 8 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 9 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 10 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 12 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 24 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Nov23 Nov24 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov29 Nov30 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Dec1 Dec2 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Dec1 Dec2 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec6 Dec7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Dec7 Dec8 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Dec10 Dec11 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Dec16 Dec17 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.