Hijri calendar
The year 1485 AH at a glance
12 May 2062 – 30 April 206311 May 2062 – 29 April 206311 May 2062 – 29 April 2063
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1485 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 · 12 May11 May11 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 12 May11 May11 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 13 May12 May12 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 14 May13 May13 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 15 May14 May14 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 16 May15 May15 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 17 May16 May16 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 18 May17 May17 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 19 May18 May18 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 21 May20 May20 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 22 May21 May21 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 21 May20 May20 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 23 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 23 May22 May22 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 24 May23 May23 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 31 May30 May30 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 1 June31 May31 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 5 June4 June4 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 6 June5 June5 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 8 June7 June7 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 10 June9 June9 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 12 June11 June11 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 14 June13 June13 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 16 June15 June15 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 16 June15 June15 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 19 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 22 June21 June21 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 26 June25 June25 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 29 June28 June28 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 29 June28 June28 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 29 June28 June28 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 3 July2 July2 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 7 July6 July6 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 7 July6 July6 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 8 July7 July7 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 July7 July7 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 July12 July12 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 July14 July14 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 July15 July15 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 July16 July16 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 July17 July17 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 July19 July19 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 July24 July24 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July30 July30 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Sept16 Sept17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 2 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 2 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 3 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 5 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 6 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 7 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 13 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 13 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 14 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 15 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 17 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 9 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 11 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 16 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 19 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 19 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 21 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 21 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 22 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 23 Jan
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 26 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 25 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 27 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 1 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 7 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 8 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 10 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 12 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 14 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 28 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 1 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Nawruz 19 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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.