Hijri calendar
The year 1400 AH at a glance
21 November 1979 – 8 November 198022 November 1979 – 9 November 198022 November 1979 – 9 November 1980
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 4 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 17 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 1400 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 · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 21 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 23 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 25 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 27 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 27 Dec
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 30 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Jan
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Feb
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Feb
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Feb
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Feb
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Mar
Jumada al-Ula
- Nawruz 4 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 May6 May6 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 May7 May7 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 May
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 15 May
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 May
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 May
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 May
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 June
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 June
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 June14 June14 June
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 June
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 June
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 June14 June14 June
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 June17 June17 June
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 June25 June25 June
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 June25 June25 June
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 June26 June26 June
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 June27 June27 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 June28 June28 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 June29 June29 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 July
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 31 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 31 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Aug
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 8 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
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.