Hijri calendar
The year 1470 AH at a glance
21 October 2047 – 9 October 2048
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 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 1470 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 · 21 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 22 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 23 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 24 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 25 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 26 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 27 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 28 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 29 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 30 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 31 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 30 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 1 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 1 Nov
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 2 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 9 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 10 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 14 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 15 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 17 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 22 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 24 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 26 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 29 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Dec
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 18 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Jan
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar
- Nawruz 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 May2 May2 May
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 May6 May6 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 May6 May6 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 May9 May9 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 May10 May10 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 May11 May11 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 May10 May10 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 May12 May12 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 May13 May13 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 May14 May14 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 May8 May8 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 May14 May14 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 May17 May17 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 May18 May18 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 May25 May25 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 May25 May25 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 May26 May26 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 May27 May27 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 30 May29 May29 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 July
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 July
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 July
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 July
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 July
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 10 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 July13 July14 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 July19 July20 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 July20 July21 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 July22 July23 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 July24 July25 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 July26 July27 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Aug5 Aug6 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Aug6 Aug7 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 9 Aug9 Aug10 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 10 Aug10 Aug11 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Sept
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Sept
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Oct4 Oct4 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.