Hijri calendar
The year 1476 AH at a glance
16 August 2053 – 5 August 2054
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 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1476 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 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 16 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 17 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 18 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 19 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 20 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 21 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 22 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 23 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 24 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 26 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 25 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 27 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 27 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 28 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 4 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 9 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 10 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 12 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 14 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 16 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 23 Sept23 Sept24 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 30 Sept30 Sept1 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 7 Oct7 Oct8 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 11 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 11 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 13 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 5 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 6 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 6 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 7 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 11 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 10 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 May
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 8 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 July
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.