Hijri calendar
The year 1464 AH at a glance
25 December 2041 – 14 December 2042
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1464 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 · 25 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 25 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 26 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 27 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 28 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 29 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 30 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 31 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 1 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 2 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 4 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 3 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 5 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 6 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 13 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 18 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 21 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 26 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 28 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 30 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 30 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 21 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 28 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Mar23 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Mar25 Mar26 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar28 Mar29 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr1 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr1 Apr2 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Apr13 Apr14 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr19 Apr20 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 6 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 22 May21 May21 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 24 May23 May23 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 25 May24 May24 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 31 May30 May30 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 3 June2 June2 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 10 June9 June9 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 11 June10 June10 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 20 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 19 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 20 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 20 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 22 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 24 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 26 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 28 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 29 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 18 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 19 July18 July18 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 July18 July18 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 20 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 22 July21 July21 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 23 July22 July22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 30 July29 July29 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 30 July29 July29 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 31 July30 July30 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 1 Aug31 July31 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 18 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 25 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 27 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 1 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 4 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 4 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 6 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 6 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 7 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 8 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 10 Sept
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 12 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 12 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 17 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 23 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 24 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 26 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 28 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 30 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 14 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 15 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 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.