Hijri calendar
The year 1468 AH at a glance
11 November 2045 – 30 October 204611 November 2045 – 31 October 204611 November 2045 – 31 October 2046
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 4 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 1468 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 · 11 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 11 Nov
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 12 Nov
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 13 Nov
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 14 Nov
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 15 Nov
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 16 Nov
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 17 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 18 Nov
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 19 Nov
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 20 Nov
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Nov
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 21 Nov
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 20 Nov
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 22 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 22 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 23 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 30 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 5 Dec
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 6 Dec
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 8 Dec
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 11 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 13 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 17 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 17 Dec
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 20 Dec
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 23 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 27 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 30 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 30 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 30 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 3 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 7 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 7 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Nawruz 11 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 11 May10 May10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 13 May12 May12 May
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 15 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 17 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 18 May17 May17 May
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 20 May19 May19 May
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 21 May20 May20 May
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 21 May20 May20 May
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 23 May22 May22 May
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 26 May25 May25 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 30 May29 May29 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 30 May29 May29 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 June31 May31 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 1 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 June1 June1 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 June2 June2 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 June3 June3 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 June2 June2 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 June4 June4 June
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 6 June5 June6 June
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 June5 June5 June
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 June5 June6 June
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 June6 June7 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 June6 June7 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 June8 June9 June
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 June9 June10 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 June10 June11 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 June16 June17 June
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 June16 June17 June
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 June17 June18 June
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 June18 June19 June
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 June19 June20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 June20 June21 June
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 July
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 31 July
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 3 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Oct
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Oct
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Oct
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Oct
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Oct
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Oct
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Oct
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.