Hijri calendar
The year 1453 AH at a glance
24 April 2031 – 12 April 203224 April 2031 – 11 April 203224 April 2031 – 11 April 2032
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1453 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 · 24 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 24 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 25 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 26 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 27 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 1 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 2 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 4 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 3 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 5 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 5 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 6 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 13 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 14 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 18 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 19 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 21 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 24 May23 May23 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 26 May25 May25 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 28 May27 May27 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 30 May29 May29 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 30 May29 May29 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 June1 June1 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 June4 June4 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 June8 June8 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 June11 June11 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 June11 June11 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 June11 June11 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 June15 June15 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 June19 June19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 June19 June19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 21 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 16 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 17 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 19 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 21 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 28 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 29 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 31 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 9 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 15 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 21 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 22 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 24 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 26 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 28 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 11 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 12 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr5 Apr5 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.