Hijri calendar
The year 1445 AH at a glance
19 July 2023 – 6 July 202420 July 2023 – 7 July 202420 July 2023 – 7 July 2024
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 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 month 1 Muharram · 19 July20 July20 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 July20 July20 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 July21 July21 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 July22 July22 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 July23 July23 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 July24 July24 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 July25 July25 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 July26 July26 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 July30 July30 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 July29 July29 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 July31 July31 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 Aug27 Aug28 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 29 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 13 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 15 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 17 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 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 capital 12 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 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-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 10 Ramadan · 20 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 5 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 May4 May4 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 May5 May5 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 7 May8 May8 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 8 May9 May9 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 May9 May9 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 May1 June1 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 June3 June3 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June7 June7 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 June8 June8 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June13 June13 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 June14 June14 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June15 June15 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June16 June16 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 June16 June16 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June17 June17 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June21 June21 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June22 June22 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June23 June23 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 June25 June25 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June29 June29 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 June1 July1 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.