Hijri calendar
The year 1418 AH at a glance
8 May 1997 – 27 April 19989 May 1997 – 27 April 19989 May 1997 – 27 April 1998
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1418 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 · 8 May9 May9 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 8 May9 May9 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 9 May10 May10 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 10 May11 May11 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 11 May12 May12 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 12 May13 May13 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 13 May14 May14 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 14 May15 May15 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 15 May16 May16 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 16 May17 May17 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 May18 May18 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 May17 May17 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 18 May19 May19 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 17 May18 May18 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 19 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 19 May20 May20 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 20 May21 May21 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 27 May28 May28 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 28 May29 May29 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 1 June2 June2 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 2 June3 June3 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 4 June5 June5 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 5 July6 July6 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 July6 July6 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 July11 July11 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 July14 July14 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July15 July15 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 July16 July16 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 July18 July18 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 July18 July18 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 July23 July23 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July29 July29 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 18 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 6 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 6 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 8 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 13 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 26 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 29 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 30 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 23 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Nawruz 22 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
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.