Hijri calendar
The year 1424 AH at a glance
4 March 2003 – 20 February 20045 March 2003 – 21 February 20045 March 2003 – 21 February 2004
Dates for
Muharram 19 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 1424 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 · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 18 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 1 May3 May3 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May3 May3 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 May8 May8 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 May11 May11 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 May12 May12 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 May13 May13 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 May15 May15 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 May20 May20 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May26 May26 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 June2 June2 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 June4 June4 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 June5 June5 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 June7 June7 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 June9 June9 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 June23 June23 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 June29 June29 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 5 July6 July6 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 12 July13 July13 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 15 July16 July16 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 30 July31 July31 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 28 Aug4 Sept4 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 26 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 2 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 4 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 9 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 12 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 12 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 14 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 14 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 15 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 16 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 18 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 21 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 20 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb16 Feb16 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.