Hijri calendar
The year 1444 AH at a glance
30 July 2022 – 18 July 202331 July 2022 – 19 July 202331 July 2022 – 19 July 2023
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 1444 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 · 30 July31 July31 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Oct2 Nov2 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 17 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Nawruz 29 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 14 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 30 Apr1 May1 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 2 May3 May3 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 4 May5 May5 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 May15 May15 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 May16 May16 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 18 May19 May19 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 19 May20 May20 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 May22 May22 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 May21 May21 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 June13 June13 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 June15 June15 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 June19 June19 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June20 June20 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 June25 June25 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 June26 June26 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June27 June27 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June28 June28 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June28 June28 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June29 June29 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 July3 July3 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 July4 July4 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 July5 July5 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 July7 July7 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 July11 July11 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July13 July13 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.