Hijri calendar
The year 1462 AH at a glance
16 January 2040 – 4 January 2041
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 3 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 18 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 1462 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 · 16 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 16 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 17 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 18 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 20 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 21 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 23 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 26 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 27 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 27 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 28 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 4 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 9 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 10 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 12 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 14 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Mar
- Nawruz 6 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 5 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 11 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 28 May27 May27 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 12 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 14 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 15 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 21 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 24 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 1 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 2 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 July11 July11 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 July11 July11 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 July11 July11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 July11 July11 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 July13 July13 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 July15 July15 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 July20 July20 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 July22 July22 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 July23 July23 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 July25 July25 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 July25 July25 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 July25 July25 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 July28 July28 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 3 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 4 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 5 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 7 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 8 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 9 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 10 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 12 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 20 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 20 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 21 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 22 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 2 Oct
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 5 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 4 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 8 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 14 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 15 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 17 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 19 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 21 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 4 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 5 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Dec
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.