Hijri calendar
The year 1411 AH at a glance
23 July 1990 – 12 July 199124 July 1990 – 13 July 199124 July 1990 – 13 July 1991
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 1411 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 · 23 July24 July24 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 23 July24 July24 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 24 July25 July25 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 25 July26 July26 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 18 Mar
- Nawruz 4 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 25 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 27 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 1 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 4 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 4 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 6 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 7 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 8 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 10 Apr
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 12 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 12 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 May11 May11 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 13 May14 May14 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 14 May15 May15 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May16 May16 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 May26 May26 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June7 June7 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June9 June9 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 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.