Hijri calendar
The year 1413 AH at a glance
2 July 1992 – 20 June 19932 July 1992 – 21 June 19933 July 1992 – 21 June 1993
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 12 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1413 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 · 2 July2 July3 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 2 July2 July3 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 3 July3 July4 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 4 July4 July5 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 5 July5 July6 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 6 July6 July7 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 7 July7 July8 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 8 July8 July9 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 9 July9 July10 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 10 July10 July11 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 July11 July12 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 July10 July11 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 12 July12 July13 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 11 July11 July12 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 13 July13 July14 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 13 July13 July14 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 14 July14 July15 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 21 July21 July22 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 22 July22 July23 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 26 July26 July27 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 27 July27 July28 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 29 July29 July30 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 29 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Nov29 Nov30 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Dec5 Dec6 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Dec16 Dec17 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 24 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 19 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 27 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 25 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 31 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 1 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 3 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 5 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 7 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 21 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 22 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 May4 May4 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May16 May16 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 May18 May18 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 May21 May21 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 May23 May23 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 May24 May24 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 May29 May29 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 May30 May30 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 May31 May31 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 May1 June1 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 May1 June1 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 June2 June2 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 June7 June7 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 June8 June8 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 June10 June10 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June14 June14 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June16 June16 June
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.