Hijri calendar
The year 1459 AH at a glance
18 February 2037 – 6 February 203817 February 2037 – 5 February 203817 February 2037 – 5 February 2038
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 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 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1459 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 · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 19 Mar
- Nawruz 2 Safar · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 23 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 25 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 28 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 31 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 17 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 15 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 17 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 18 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 24 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 16 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 22 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 23 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 25 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 26 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 26 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 28 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 28 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 28 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 31 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 4 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 4 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 6 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 7 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 8 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 9 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 8 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 10 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 11 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 11 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 11 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 11 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 18 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 20 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 25 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 28 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 28 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 30 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 30 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 31 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 Nov
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 6 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 7 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 8 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Jan
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.