Hijri calendar
The year 1434 AH at a glance
15 November 2012 – 3 November 201316 November 2012 – 5 November 201316 November 2012 – 5 November 2013
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 4 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 19 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 1434 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 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 9 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 May2 May2 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 15 May16 May16 May
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 16 May
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 17 May18 May18 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 20 May21 May21 May
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 22 May23 May23 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 23 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 23 May24 May24 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 25 May26 May26 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 25 May26 May26 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 25 May26 May26 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 28 May29 May29 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 1 June2 June2 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 3 June4 June4 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 4 June5 June5 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 5 June6 June6 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 6 June7 June7 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 5 June6 June6 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 7 June8 June8 June
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 7 June
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 8 June9 June9 June
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 9 June10 June10 June
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 June10 June10 June
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 12 June13 June13 June
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 13 June14 June14 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 14 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 20 June21 June21 June
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 20 June21 June21 June
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 21 June22 June22 June
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 22 June23 June23 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 23 June24 June24 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 24 June25 June25 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 July11 July11 July
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 July18 July18 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 July20 July20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 July25 July25 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 July28 July28 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 July28 July28 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 July30 July30 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 July30 July30 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 July31 July31 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 July1 Aug1 Aug
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 2 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 1 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 3 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
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.