Hijri calendar
The year 1405 AH at a glance
26 September 1984 – 15 September 198527 September 1984 – 16 September 198527 September 1984 – 16 September 1985
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 19 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 1405 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 · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 26 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 28 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 30 Oct30 Oct31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 1 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 1 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 4 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 7 Nov7 Nov8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 11 Nov11 Nov12 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 14 Nov14 Nov15 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 14 Nov14 Nov15 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 14 Nov14 Nov15 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 18 Nov18 Nov19 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Nawruz 29 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 28 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 21 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 22 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 24 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 26 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 2 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 2 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 3 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 4 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 5 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 6 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 21 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 28 May29 May29 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 30 May31 May31 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 4 June5 June5 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 7 June8 June8 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 7 June8 June8 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 9 June10 June10 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 9 June10 June10 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 10 June11 June11 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 11 June12 June12 June
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 14 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 13 June14 June14 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 15 June16 June16 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 20 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 26 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 27 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 29 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 1 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 3 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 17 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 18 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 July20 July20 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 July20 July20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 July30 July30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept10 Sept10 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.