Hijri calendar
The year 1445 AH at a glance
19 July 2023 – 6 July 2024
Muharram18 days
Safar11 days
Rabi al-Awwal8 days
Rabi al-Thani8 days
Jumada al-Ula3 days
Jumada al-Thani7 days
Rajab19 days
Sha'ban9 days
Ramadan10 days
Shawwal10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da6 days
Dhu al-Hijja12 days
What falls in 1445 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 month1 Muharram · 19 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil1 Muharram · 19 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala2 Muharram · 20 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men3 Muharram · 21 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir4 Muharram · 22 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam5 Muharram · 23 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates6 Muharram · 24 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala7 Muharram · 25 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad8 Muharram · 26 July
- Tasua9 Muharram · 27 July
- Ashura10 Muharram · 28 July
- Shab-e-Ashura10 Muharram · 27 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad11 Muharram · 29 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban11 Muharram · 28 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa12 Muharram · 30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report12 Muharram · 30 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif13 Muharram · 31 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)20 Muharram · 7 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli21 Muharram · 8 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)25 Muharram · 12 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)26 Muharram · 13 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman28 Muharram · 15 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus1 Safar · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report3 Safar · 19 Aug
- Martyrdom of Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus5 Safar · 21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) -- Najafi reckoning7 Safar · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)7 Safar · 23 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura -- Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a)10 Safar · 26 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)13 Safar · 29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 17 Safar reckoning17 Safar · 2 Sept
- Arbain20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Arbain juloos20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar20 Safar · 5 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)24 Safar · 9 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s)28 Safar · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)28 Safar · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a)30 Safar · 15 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit1 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)5 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)9 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a)10 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)17 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom23 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 40-day report8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) -- 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a)22 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini28 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning5 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 75-day report13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning15 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a)13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a)21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Umra of Rajab1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a)1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)3 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning5 Rajab · 17 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib7 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab7 Rajab · 19 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a)9 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a)10 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital12 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid13 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a)13 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s)18 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning20 Rajab · 1 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah22 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)22 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar24 Rajab · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)25 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a)26 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath27 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj27 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina28 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab28 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab29 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk29 Rajab · 10 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban1 Sha'ban · 10 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban1 Sha'ban · 11 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)1 Sha'ban · 11 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)3 Sha'ban · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)4 Sha'ban · 14 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)5 Sha'ban · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)11 Sha'ban · 21 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban12 Sha'ban · 21 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban13 Sha'ban · 22 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban14 Sha'ban · 23 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa15 Sha'ban · 24 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)15 Sha'ban · 25 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast1 Ramadan · 11 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning8 Ramadan · 18 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a)10 Ramadan · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)15 Ramadan · 25 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th)19 Ramadan · 28 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat19 Ramadan · 28 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca20 Ramadan · 30 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st)21 Ramadan · 30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a)21 Ramadan · 31 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)23 Ramadan · 1 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th)25 Ramadan · 3 Apr
- al-Quds Day26 Ramadan · 5 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th)27 Ramadan · 5 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr1 Shawwal · 10 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza7 Shawwal · 16 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm8 Shawwal · 17 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn10 Shawwal · 19 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi12 Shawwal · 21 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani14 Shawwal · 23 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)25 Shawwal · 3 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)25 Shawwal · 4 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini28 Shawwal · 7 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a)29 Shawwal · 8 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a)11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May
- Dahw al-Ard25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) -- alternate report6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June
- Day of Arafa9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June
- Eid al-Adha10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June
- Eid al-Ghadir18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June
- Day of Mubahala24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 June
Not tied to a date in this year
- NawruzDate not set yet
- Ziyarat WarithDate not set yet
- Dua KumaylEvery week
- Dua NudbaEvery week
- Dua TawassulEvery week
- Hadith-e-KisaWhen it applies
- Salat al-AyatWhen 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.