Hijri calendar
The year 1452 AH at a glance
5 May 2030 – 23 April 2031
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 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1452 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 · 5 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 5 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 6 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 7 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 8 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 9 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 10 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 11 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 12 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 13 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 14 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 15 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 14 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 16 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 16 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 17 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 24 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 25 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 29 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 30 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 1 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 4 June3 June3 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 6 June5 June5 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 8 June7 June7 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 10 June9 June9 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 10 June9 June9 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 13 June12 June12 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 16 June15 June15 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 20 June19 June19 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 23 June22 June22 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 23 June22 June22 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 23 June22 June22 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 27 June26 June26 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 1 July30 June30 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 1 July30 June30 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 2 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 4 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 9 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 12 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 12 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 12 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 15 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 21 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 23 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 25 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 26 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 26 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 1 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 7 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 7 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 8 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 9 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 11 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 10 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 13 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 13 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 15 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 15 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 16 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 17 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 19 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 21 Jan
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 24 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 26 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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.