Hijri calendar
The year 1420 AH at a glance
17 April 1999 – 5 April 200018 April 1999 – 6 April 200018 April 1999 – 6 April 2000
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 1420 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 · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 May7 May7 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 May12 May12 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 May13 May13 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 May15 May15 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 16 May17 May17 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 18 May19 May19 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 20 May21 May21 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 22 May23 May23 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 22 May23 May23 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 25 May26 May26 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 28 May29 May29 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 1 June2 June2 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 4 June5 June5 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 4 June5 June5 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 4 June5 June5 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 8 June9 June9 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 12 June13 June13 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 12 June13 June13 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 14 June15 June15 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 June15 June15 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June20 June20 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 June22 June22 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 June23 June23 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 June24 June24 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June25 June25 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June27 June27 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June27 June27 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July2 July2 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July8 July8 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 July15 July15 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 July17 July17 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July18 July18 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July20 July20 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 July22 July22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 July22 July22 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 July24 July24 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 July24 July24 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Aug27 Aug28 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov2 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov2 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 2 Nov3 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 5 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 6 Nov7 Nov8 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- al-Quds Day 30 Ramadan · 7 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
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.