Hijri calendar
The year 1443 AH at a glance
9 August 2021 – 29 July 202210 August 2021 – 30 July 202210 August 2021 – 30 July 2022
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 19 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 1443 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 · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 25 Feb4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 18 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 29 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 May3 May3 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 May9 May9 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 May10 May10 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 May12 May12 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 May14 May14 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 May16 May16 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 May26 May26 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 May27 May27 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 May30 May30 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 May31 May31 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May1 June2 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 May31 May1 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May1 June2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June11 June12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 June23 June24 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 June25 June26 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 June28 June29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 June30 June30 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 June1 July1 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July6 July6 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 July7 July7 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July8 July8 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 July9 July9 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 July9 July9 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 July10 July10 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 July14 July14 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 July15 July15 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July16 July16 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 July18 July18 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July22 July22 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 July24 July24 July
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.