Hijri calendar
The year 1404 AH at a glance
8 October 1983 – 25 September 19848 October 1983 – 26 September 19848 October 1983 – 26 September 1984
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 8 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 1404 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 · 8 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 8 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 9 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 10 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 11 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 12 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 13 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 14 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 15 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 18 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 20 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 27 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 28 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 1 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 2 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 4 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 18 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 27 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 May2 May2 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 May5 May5 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 May6 May6 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 May7 May7 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 May13 May13 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 May13 May13 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 May14 May14 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 May15 May15 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 May17 May17 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 June2 June2 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 June16 June16 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 June19 June19 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 June19 June19 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 June21 June21 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 June21 June21 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 June22 June22 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 June23 June23 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 June25 June25 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 June27 June27 June
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 29 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 June1 July1 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 6 July7 July7 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 7 July8 July8 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 9 July10 July10 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 11 July12 July12 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 13 July14 July14 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 July24 July24 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 July25 July25 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 27 July28 July28 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 28 July29 July29 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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.