Hijri calendar
The year 1489 AH at a glance
29 March 2066 – 17 March 206728 March 2066 – 16 March 206728 March 2066 – 16 March 2067
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 1489 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 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 3 May2 May2 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 3 May2 May2 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 6 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 9 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 13 May12 May12 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 16 May15 May15 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 16 May15 May15 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 20 May19 May19 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 24 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 24 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 26 May25 May25 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 May25 May25 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 May30 May30 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 June1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June2 June2 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 June3 June3 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 June4 June4 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 June6 June6 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 June11 June11 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 June17 June17 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 2 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 4 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 16 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 29 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 5 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 24 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 26 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 28 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 1 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 13 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 13 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 15 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 15 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 16 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 17 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 18 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 17 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 20 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 23 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 25 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 31 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 31 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 1 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 2 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 3 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 4 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 4 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 7 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 7 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 9 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 10 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 11 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 13 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 15 Dec
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 17 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 19 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 25 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 26 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 28 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 30 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 1 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 15 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 16 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Mar
Not tied to a date in this year
- Dua Kumayl Every week
- Dua Nudba Every week
- Dua Tawassul Every week
- Ziyarat Warith Every week
- Nawruz Not in this Hijri year
- 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.