Hijri calendar
The year 1472 AH at a glance
29 September 2049 – 17 September 205030 September 2049 – 18 September 205030 September 2049 – 18 September 2050
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 8 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 1472 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 · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 31 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 2 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 4 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 7 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 10 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 14 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 17 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 17 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 17 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 21 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 26 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Nawruz 26 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 31 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 22 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 4 May3 May3 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 4 May3 May3 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 5 May4 May4 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 6 May5 May5 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 7 May6 May6 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 8 May7 May7 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 23 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 30 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 1 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 6 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 9 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 9 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 11 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 11 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 12 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 13 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 15 June
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 17 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 17 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 22 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 28 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 29 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 1 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 3 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 5 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 15 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 16 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 19 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 20 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Sept
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.