Hijri calendar
The year 1402 AH at a glance
29 October 1981 – 17 October 198230 October 1981 – 18 October 198230 October 1981 – 18 October 1982
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 1402 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 · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Feb
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Nawruz 25 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Apr
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 29 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 3 May4 May4 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 6 May7 May7 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 7 May8 May8 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 7 May8 May8 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 9 May10 May10 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 12 May13 May13 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 16 May17 May17 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 16 May17 May17 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 18 May19 May19 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 20 May21 May21 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 21 May22 May22 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 20 May21 May21 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 21 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 22 May23 May23 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 23 May24 May24 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 23 May24 May24 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 23 May24 May24 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 May25 May25 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 24 May25 May25 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 26 May27 May27 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 27 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 28 May29 May29 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 3 June4 June4 June
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 3 June4 June4 June
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 4 June5 June5 June
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 5 June6 June6 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 6 June7 June7 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 7 June8 June8 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 23 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 30 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 2 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 7 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 10 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 10 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 12 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 13 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 14 July
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 16 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 16 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 18 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 22 July23 July23 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 28 July29 July29 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 29 July30 July30 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Oct
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.