Hijri calendar
The year 1414 AH at a glance
21 June 1993 – 10 June 199422 June 1993 – 10 June 199422 June 1993 – 11 June 1994
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 1414 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 · 21 June22 June22 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 21 June22 June22 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 22 June23 June23 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 23 June24 June24 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 24 June25 June25 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 25 June26 June26 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 26 June27 June27 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 27 June28 June28 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 28 June29 June29 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 29 June30 June30 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 June1 July1 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 June30 June30 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 1 July2 July2 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 30 June1 July1 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 2 July3 July3 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 2 July3 July3 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 3 July4 July4 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 10 July11 July11 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 11 July12 July12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 15 July16 July16 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 16 July17 July17 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 18 July19 July19 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 21 July22 July22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 23 July24 July24 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 25 July26 July26 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 27 July28 July28 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 30 July31 July31 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 16 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 11 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 14 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 20 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Shawwal · 21 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 21 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 23 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 25 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 27 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 May5 May5 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 May7 May7 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 May12 May12 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 May13 May13 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 May18 May18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 May19 May19 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 May20 May20 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 May21 May21 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 May21 May21 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 May22 May22 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 May26 May26 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 May27 May27 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 May28 May28 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 May30 May30 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 June3 June3 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 June5 June5 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.