Hijri calendar
The year 1425 AH at a glance
21 February 2004 – 9 February 200522 February 2004 – 10 February 200522 February 2004 – 10 February 2005
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 1425 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 · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 28 Feb29 Feb29 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 29 Muharram · 20 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 19 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr1 May1 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May3 May3 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 May8 May8 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 May14 May14 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 May21 May21 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 May23 May23 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 May24 May24 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 May26 May26 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 May28 May28 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 May30 May30 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June11 June11 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June17 June17 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 23 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 30 June1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 July4 July4 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 20 July21 July21 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 21 July22 July22 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July28 July28 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 30 July31 July31 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 10 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 15 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 17 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 18 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 19 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 25 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 25 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 26 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 27 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 29 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 12 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 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.