Hijri calendar
The year 1422 AH at a glance
26 March 2001 – 14 March 200227 March 2001 – 15 March 200227 March 2001 – 15 March 2002
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 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1422 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 · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 1 May2 May2 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 1 May2 May2 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 4 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 7 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 11 May12 May12 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 14 May15 May15 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 14 May15 May15 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 14 May15 May15 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 18 May19 May19 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 22 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 22 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 23 May24 May24 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May24 May24 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 May29 May29 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 May31 May31 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 May1 June1 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 June2 June2 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 June3 June3 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 June5 June5 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 June5 June5 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 June16 June16 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 June23 June23 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 June25 June25 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June26 June26 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 June28 June28 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 June30 June30 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 June30 June30 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 1 July2 July2 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 1 July2 July2 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July14 July14 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July20 July20 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 26 July27 July27 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 12 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 16 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 17 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 19 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 20 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 21 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 27 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 27 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 28 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 29 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 30 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 31 Oct2 Nov2 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 14 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Mar9 Mar9 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
- Nawruz Not in this Hijri year
- 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.