Hijri calendar
The year 1429 AH at a glance
10 January 2008 – 28 December 200811 January 2008 – 29 December 200811 January 2008 – 29 December 2008
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 1429 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 · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 4 May5 May5 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 10 May11 May11 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 17 May18 May18 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 20 May21 May21 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 5 June5 June6 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 7 June7 June8 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 8 June8 June9 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 14 June14 June15 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June17 June18 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 24 June24 June25 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 25 June25 June26 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 3 July10 July10 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 4 July5 July5 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 6 July7 July7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 8 July9 July9 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 10 July11 July11 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 12 July13 July13 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 13 July14 July14 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 15 July16 July16 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 16 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 16 July17 July17 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 18 July19 July19 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 18 July19 July19 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 18 July19 July19 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 21 July22 July22 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 25 July26 July26 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 25 July26 July26 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 27 July28 July28 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 28 July29 July29 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 29 July30 July30 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 30 July31 July31 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 29 July30 July30 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Aug2 Aug3 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Aug2 Aug3 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Aug3 Aug4 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 Aug3 Aug4 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 Aug5 Aug6 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 Aug6 Aug7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 Aug7 Aug8 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 26 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
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.