Hijri calendar
The year 1440 AH at a glance
11 September 2018 – 30 August 201912 September 2018 – 31 August 201912 September 2018 – 31 August 2019
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1440 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 · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 7 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 14 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 May7 May7 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 May14 May14 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 May21 May21 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 May24 May24 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 May24 May24 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 May26 May26 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 May26 May26 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 May27 May27 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 May28 May28 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 May30 May30 May
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 31 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 31 May1 June1 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 4 June5 June5 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 10 June11 June11 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 11 June12 June12 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 13 June14 June14 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 15 June16 June16 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 17 June18 June18 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 June28 June28 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 June29 June29 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 July2 July2 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 July3 July3 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 July5 July5 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 July4 July4 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 July5 July5 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 July15 July15 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 July27 July27 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 July29 July29 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
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.