Hijri calendar
The year 1458 AH at a glance
1 March 2036 – 17 February 203729 February 2036 – 16 February 203729 February 2036 – 16 February 2037
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 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1458 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 · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Nawruz 20 Muharram · 20 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 1 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 3 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 5 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 5 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 8 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 15 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 18 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 18 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 18 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 22 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 26 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 26 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 27 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 28 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 30 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 31 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 2 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 24 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 30 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 10 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 25 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 28 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 26 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 28 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 28 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 30 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 2 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 4 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 5 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 5 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 7 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 7 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 7 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 10 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 14 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 14 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 16 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 17 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 18 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 19 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 18 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 19 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 20 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 21 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 21 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 22 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 24 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 26 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 2 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 2 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 3 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 4 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 5 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 6 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 22 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 29 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 31 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 5 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 8 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 8 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 10 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 10 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 11 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 12 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 14 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 14 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 20 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 26 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 27 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 29 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 1 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 3 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 17 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 18 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Jan17 Jan18 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan18 Jan19 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Jan23 Jan24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Jan24 Jan25 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Jan25 Jan26 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Jan26 Jan27 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Jan26 Jan27 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Jan27 Jan28 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Feb31 Jan1 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Feb1 Feb2 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Feb2 Feb3 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Feb4 Feb5 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb8 Feb9 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb10 Feb11 Feb
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.