Hijri calendar
The year 1446 AH at a glance
7 July 2024 – 25 June 20258 July 2024 – 26 June 20258 July 2024 – 26 June 2025
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 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1446 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 · 7 July8 July8 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 7 July8 July8 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 8 July9 July9 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 9 July10 July10 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 10 July11 July11 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 11 July12 July12 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 12 July13 July13 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 13 July14 July14 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 14 July15 July15 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 15 July16 July16 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 July17 July17 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 July16 July16 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 17 July18 July18 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 16 July17 July17 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 18 July19 July19 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 18 July19 July19 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 19 July20 July20 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 26 July27 July27 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 27 July28 July28 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 31 July1 Aug1 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 5 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 7 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 9 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 11 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 11 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 14 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 17 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 21 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 24 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 24 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 24 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 28 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 1 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 1 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 25 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 30 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 31 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 2 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 4 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 10 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 10 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 11 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 12 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 14 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 28 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 10 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May10 May10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 May22 May22 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 May24 May24 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 May27 May27 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 May28 May28 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 May29 May29 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 June3 June3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 June4 June4 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 June5 June5 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 June6 June6 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 June6 June6 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 June7 June7 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 June11 June11 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 June12 June12 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June13 June13 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June15 June15 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 June19 June19 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June21 June21 June
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.