Hijri calendar
The year 1450 AH at a glance
27 May 2028 – 15 May 202926 May 2028 – 15 May 202926 May 2028 – 15 May 2029
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 17 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1450 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 · 27 May26 May26 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 27 May26 May26 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 28 May27 May27 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 29 May28 May28 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 30 May29 May29 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 31 May30 May30 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 1 June31 May31 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 2 June1 June1 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 3 June2 June2 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 4 June3 June3 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 June4 June4 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 June3 June3 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 6 June5 June5 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 5 June4 June4 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 7 June6 June6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 7 June6 June6 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 8 June7 June7 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 15 June14 June14 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 16 June15 June15 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 20 June19 June19 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 21 June20 June20 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 23 June22 June22 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 27 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 1 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 1 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 4 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 7 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 11 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 14 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 14 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 14 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 18 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 22 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 22 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 23 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 25 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 25 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 30 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 6 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 10 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 10 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 12 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 14 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 14 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 16 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 17 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 17 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 18 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 20 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 21 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 28 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 28 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 29 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 30 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 31 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Feb
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 9 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 May1 May1 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 May3 May3 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 May7 May7 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 May9 May9 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.