Hijri calendar
The year 1423 AH at a glance
15 March 2002 – 3 March 200316 March 2002 – 4 March 200316 March 2002 – 4 March 2003
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 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1423 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 · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 7 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 3 May4 May4 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 3 May4 May4 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 3 May4 May4 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 7 May8 May8 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 11 May12 May12 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 11 May12 May12 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 12 May13 May13 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 May13 May13 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 May18 May18 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 May21 May21 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 May22 May22 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 May23 May23 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May25 May25 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May25 May25 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May30 May30 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 June5 June5 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 12 June13 June13 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 14 June15 June15 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 15 June16 June16 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 17 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June20 June20 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 June22 June22 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 June22 June22 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 3 July4 July4 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 9 July10 July10 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 July16 July16 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 July23 July23 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 July26 July26 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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.