Hijri calendar
The year 1436 AH at a glance
25 October 2014 – 13 October 201526 October 2014 – 14 October 201526 October 2014 – 14 October 2015
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 18 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 1436 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 · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Nawruz 1 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 May2 May2 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 May3 May3 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 May8 May8 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 May12 May12 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 May14 May14 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 May15 May15 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 15 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 May16 May16 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 May17 May17 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 May16 May16 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 May18 May18 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 18 May19 May19 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 May19 May19 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 18 May19 May19 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 19 May20 May20 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 21 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 22 May23 May23 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 23 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 29 May30 May30 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 29 May30 May30 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 30 May31 May31 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 31 May1 June1 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 1 June2 June2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 2 June3 June3 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 18 June19 June19 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 25 June26 June26 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 27 June28 June28 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 2 July3 July3 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 5 July6 July6 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 5 July6 July6 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 7 July8 July8 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 7 July8 July8 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 8 July9 July9 July
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 10 July17 July17 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 9 July10 July10 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 11 July12 July12 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 13 July14 July14 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 17 July18 July18 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 23 July24 July24 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 24 July25 July25 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 26 July27 July27 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 28 July29 July29 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 30 July31 July31 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Oct9 Oct9 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.