Hijri calendar
The year 1493 AH at a glance
14 February 2070 – 2 February 207113 February 2070 – 1 February 207113 February 2070 – 1 February 2071
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 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 12 days
What falls in 1493 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 · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 15 Mar14 Mar15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 17 Mar16 Mar17 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 19 Mar18 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 6 Safar · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 21 Mar20 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 21 Mar20 Mar21 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 24 Mar23 Mar24 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 3 Apr2 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 7 Apr6 Apr7 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 12 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 13 May12 May12 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 15 May14 May14 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 May19 May19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 20 May19 May19 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 May21 May21 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 22 May21 May21 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 3 June2 June2 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 9 June8 June8 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 10 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 12 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 13 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 19 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 22 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 29 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 30 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 7 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 6 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 31 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 5 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 11 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 12 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 14 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 16 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 18 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 2 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 3 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan2 Jan3 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan8 Jan9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Jan10 Jan11 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Jan16 Jan17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan17 Jan18 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan18 Jan19 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Jan20 Jan21 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Jan24 Jan25 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Jan26 Jan27 Jan
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.