Hijri calendar
The year 1486 AH at a glance
1 May 2063 – 19 April 206430 April 2063 – 18 April 206430 April 2063 – 18 April 2064
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 1486 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 · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 2 May1 May1 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 3 May2 May2 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 4 May3 May3 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 5 May4 May4 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 6 May5 May5 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 7 May6 May6 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 8 May7 May7 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 9 May8 May8 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 May9 May9 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 9 May8 May8 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 11 May10 May10 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 10 May9 May9 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 12 May11 May11 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 12 May11 May11 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 13 May12 May12 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 21 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 25 May24 May24 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 26 May25 May25 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 28 May27 May27 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 31 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 2 June1 June1 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 4 June3 June3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 6 June5 June5 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 6 June5 June5 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 9 June8 June8 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 12 June11 June11 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 16 June15 June15 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 19 June18 June18 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 19 June18 June18 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 19 June18 June18 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 23 June22 June22 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 27 June26 June26 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 27 June26 June26 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 28 June27 June27 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June27 June27 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July2 July2 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 July4 July4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 July5 July5 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July6 July6 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 July7 July7 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 July9 July9 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 July9 July9 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 July14 July14 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 July20 July20 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 30 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 9 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 26 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 30 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 17 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 20 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 21 Nov21 Nov22 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 21 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Nov21 Nov22 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 22 Nov22 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 24 Nov24 Nov25 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 25 Nov25 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 2 Dec2 Dec3 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 3 Dec3 Dec4 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 4 Dec4 Dec5 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 5 Dec5 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 6 Dec6 Dec7 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 22 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 8 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 8 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 10 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 10 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 11 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 12 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 14 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 16 Jan
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 18 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 21 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 27 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 28 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 30 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 1 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 3 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 17 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 18 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Apr12 Apr12 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.