Hijri calendar
The year 1419 AH at a glance
28 April 1998 – 16 April 199928 April 1998 – 17 April 199928 April 1998 – 17 April 1999
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 13 days
What falls in 1419 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 · 28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 1 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 2 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 3 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 4 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 5 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 6 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 8 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 7 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 9 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 10 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 17 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 22 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 23 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 25 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 May30 May30 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 31 May1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 2 June3 June3 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 2 June3 June3 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 8 June9 June9 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 12 June13 June13 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 15 June16 June16 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 15 June16 June16 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 19 June20 June20 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 25 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 July26 July26 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 July28 July28 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July29 July29 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 July31 July31 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 22 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 24 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 26 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 28 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 30 Oct30 Oct31 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 31 Oct31 Oct1 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 2 Nov2 Nov3 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 3 Nov3 Nov4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 3 Nov3 Nov4 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 8 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 12 Nov12 Nov13 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 12 Nov12 Nov13 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 13 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 14 Nov14 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 15 Nov15 Nov16 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 17 Nov17 Nov18 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 18 Nov18 Nov19 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 19 Nov19 Nov20 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 15 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr12 Apr12 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.