Hijri calendar
The year 1495 AH at a glance
23 January 2072 – 10 January 207322 January 2072 – 9 January 207322 January 2072 – 9 January 2073
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 12 days
What falls in 1495 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 · 23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 28 Safar · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 21 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May11 May11 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May17 May17 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 31 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 18 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 20 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 21 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 27 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 30 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 8 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 18 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 18 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 18 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 20 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 21 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 22 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 24 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 26 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 27 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 29 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 30 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 30 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 4 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 14 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 15 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 15 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 30 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Oct
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 7 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 14 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 20 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 21 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 23 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 25 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 27 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 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.