Hijri calendar
The year 1449 AH at a glance
6 June 2027 – 24 May 20287 June 2027 – 25 May 20287 June 2027 – 25 May 2028
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 20 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 1449 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 · 6 June7 June7 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 6 June7 June7 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 7 June8 June8 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 8 June9 June9 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 9 June10 June10 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 10 June11 June11 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 11 June12 June12 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 12 June13 June13 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 13 June14 June14 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 14 June15 June15 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 June16 June16 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 14 June15 June15 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 16 June17 June17 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 15 June16 June16 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 17 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report 12 Muharram · 17 June18 June18 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 18 June19 June19 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 25 June26 June26 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 26 June27 June27 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 30 June1 July1 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 1 July2 July2 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 3 July4 July4 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 5 July6 July6 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report 3 Safar · 7 July8 July8 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 9 July10 July10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) -- Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 11 July12 July12 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 11 July12 July12 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura -- Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 14 July15 July15 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 17 July18 July18 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 21 July22 July22 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 24 July25 July25 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 24 July25 July25 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 24 July25 July25 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 28 July29 July29 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) -- 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning 1 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 2 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning 20 Rajab · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 24 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 6 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 17 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 25 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Nawruz 24 Shawwal · 20 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) -- alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 May2 May2 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 May3 May3 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 May4 May4 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 May5 May5 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 May5 May5 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 May6 May6 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 May11 May11 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 May12 May12 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 May14 May14 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 May18 May18 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 May20 May20 May
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.