Hijri calendar
The year 1406 AH at a glance
16 September 1985 – 5 September 198617 September 1985 – 5 September 198617 September 1985 – 5 September 1986
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 7 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 1406 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 · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 18 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 22 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 22 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 25 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 28 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 1 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 4 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 4 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 4 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 8 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 12 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 12 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Jan16 Jan17 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Jan23 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Jan26 Jan27 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 10 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 10 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 13 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 14 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 15 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 21 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 21 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 22 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 23 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 24 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 25 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 May11 May11 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 May18 May18 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 May25 May25 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 May28 May28 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 May28 May28 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 May31 May31 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 31 May1 June1 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 2 June3 June3 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 4 June5 June5 June
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 6 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 15 June16 June16 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 16 June17 June17 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 18 June19 June19 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 20 June21 June21 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 22 June23 June23 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 July3 July3 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 July4 July4 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 July7 July7 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 July8 July8 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 July9 July9 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 July8 July8 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 July9 July9 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 July31 July31 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
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.