Hijri calendar
The year 1442 AH at a glance
20 August 2020 – 8 August 202121 August 2020 – 9 August 202121 August 2020 – 9 August 2021
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 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1442 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 · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 18 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 12 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 May3 May3 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 May3 May3 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 May4 May4 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 May5 May5 May
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 7 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 May7 May7 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 May9 May9 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 May14 May14 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 May20 May20 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 May21 May21 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 May23 May23 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 May25 May25 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 May27 May27 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 June7 June7 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 9 June10 June10 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 10 June11 June11 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 June12 June13 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June11 June12 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 June12 June13 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 June22 June23 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 July4 July5 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 July6 July7 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 July9 July10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 July11 July11 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 July12 July12 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 July17 July17 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 July18 July18 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 July19 July19 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 July20 July20 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 July20 July20 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 July21 July21 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July25 July25 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 July26 July26 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 July27 July27 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 July29 July29 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Aug4 Aug4 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.