Hijri calendar
The year 1438 AH at a glance
2 October 2016 – 20 September 20173 October 2016 – 21 September 20173 October 2016 – 21 September 2017
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 8 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 1438 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 · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 29 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Dec5 Dec6 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Dec7 Dec8 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Dec9 Dec10 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Dec10 Dec11 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Feb28 Feb1 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Mar2 Mar3 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Mar3 Mar4 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Mar9 Mar10 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Mar12 Mar13 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Mar19 Mar20 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar20 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 22 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 1 May2 May2 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 7 May8 May8 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 7 May8 May8 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 8 May9 May9 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 9 May10 May10 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 10 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 11 May12 May12 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 May28 May28 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 3 June4 June4 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 5 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 10 June11 June11 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 13 June14 June14 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 13 June14 June14 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 15 June16 June16 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 16 June17 June17 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 17 June18 June18 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 19 June20 June20 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 21 June22 June22 June
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 23 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 25 June26 June26 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 July2 July2 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 July3 July3 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 July5 July5 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 July7 July7 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 July9 July9 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 July20 July20 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 July23 July23 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 July24 July24 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 July25 July25 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 July24 July24 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 July25 July25 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
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.