Hijri calendar
The year 1409 AH at a glance
14 August 1988 – 2 August 198915 August 1988 – 3 August 198915 August 1988 – 3 August 1989
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 18 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 1409 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 · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 12 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Oct19 Oct20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Oct20 Oct21 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Oct21 Oct22 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 1 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 1 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 3 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 3 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 4 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 5 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 6 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 5 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 7 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 8 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 2 May3 May3 May
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 5 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 7 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 13 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 14 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 16 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 18 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 20 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 3 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 4 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 June6 June6 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 June5 June5 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 June28 June28 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 June30 June30 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July3 July3 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 July4 July4 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 July5 July5 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 July10 July10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 July11 July11 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 July12 July12 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July13 July13 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July13 July13 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 July14 July14 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 July18 July18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 July19 July19 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 July20 July20 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July22 July22 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 July26 July26 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 July28 July28 July
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.