Hijri calendar
The year 1460 AH at a glance
7 February 2038 – 26 January 20396 February 2038 – 25 January 20396 February 2038 – 26 January 2039
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 1460 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 · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 8 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 10 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 14 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 17 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 20 Mar
- Nawruz 14 Safar · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 24 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 27 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 27 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 27 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 31 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 6 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 7 May6 May6 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May8 May8 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 10 May9 May9 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May11 May11 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May13 May13 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May13 May13 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 28 May27 May27 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 June2 June2 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 5 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 8 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 14 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 17 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 24 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 25 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 5 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 27 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 31 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 31 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 31 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 1 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 3 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 5 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 11 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 11 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 12 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 13 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Oct
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 29 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 5 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 6 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 8 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 10 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 12 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 26 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 27 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Nov27 Nov28 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov28 Nov29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Dec8 Dec9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Dec20 Dec21 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Dec22 Dec23 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Dec25 Dec26 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 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.