Hijri calendar
The year 1432 AH at a glance
7 December 2010 – 25 November 20118 December 2010 – 26 November 20118 December 2010 – 26 November 2011
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 9 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 1432 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 · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Arbain 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 16 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 May7 May7 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 May8 May8 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 May17 May17 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 May24 May24 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 May25 May25 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 2 June9 June9 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 June8 June8 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 June10 June10 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 June13 June13 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 June15 June15 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 June16 June16 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 June18 June18 June
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 June21 June21 June
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 June25 June25 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 June25 June25 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 June27 June27 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 June28 June28 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 June30 June30 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 June29 June29 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 June1 July1 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 July2 July3 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 July2 July2 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 July2 July3 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 July3 July4 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 July3 July4 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 July5 July6 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 July6 July7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 July7 July8 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 July13 July14 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 July13 July14 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 July14 July15 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 July15 July16 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 July16 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 July17 July18 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 26 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
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.