Hijri calendar
The year 1408 AH at a glance
26 August 1987 – 13 August 198827 August 1987 – 14 August 198827 August 1987 – 14 August 1988
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 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 1408 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 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov23 Nov24 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov25 Nov26 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Dec20 Dec21 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 18 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 23 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 25 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 28 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 18 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 18 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 25 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 2 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 5 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 5 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 7 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 7 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 8 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 9 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 11 May
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 13 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 13 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 17 May18 May18 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 23 May24 May24 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 24 May25 May25 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 26 May27 May27 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 28 May29 May29 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 30 May31 May31 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 June11 June11 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 13 June14 June14 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 14 June15 June15 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 June16 June16 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 June26 June26 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 July8 July8 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 July10 July10 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 July15 July15 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July16 July16 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 July21 July21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July22 July22 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 July23 July23 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 July24 July24 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 July24 July24 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July25 July25 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 July29 July29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 July30 July30 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 July31 July31 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 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.