Hijri calendar
The year 1487 AH at a glance
20 April 2064 – 8 April 206519 April 2064 – 7 April 206519 April 2064 – 7 April 2065
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1487 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 · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 2 May1 May1 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 9 May8 May8 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 10 May9 May9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 14 May13 May13 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 15 May14 May14 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 17 May16 May16 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 19 May18 May18 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 21 May20 May20 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 25 May24 May24 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 28 May27 May27 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 31 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 June3 June3 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 June6 June6 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 June6 June6 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 June6 June6 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 June10 June10 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 June14 June14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 June14 June14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 16 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July16 July16 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July18 July18 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 July19 July19 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July21 July21 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 July25 July25 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 July25 July25 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 16 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 10 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 11 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 13 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 15 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 21 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 21 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 22 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 23 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 24 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 25 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 4 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 9 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 15 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 16 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 18 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 20 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 22 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 5 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 6 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 11 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr1 Apr1 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.