Hijri calendar
The year 1456 AH at a glance
23 March 2034 – 11 March 203522 March 2034 – 11 March 203522 March 2034 – 11 March 2035
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 18 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 1456 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 · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 23 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 27 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 30 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 19 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 20 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 21 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 23 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 14 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 14 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Oct14 Oct15 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 15 Oct14 Oct15 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 17 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 25 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 25 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 27 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 28 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 29 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 13 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 20 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 30 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 30 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Dec
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 8 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 9 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 10 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Not tied to a date in this year
- Dua Kumayl Every week
- Dua Nudba Every week
- Dua Tawassul Every week
- Ziyarat Warith Every week
- Nawruz Not in this Hijri year
- 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.