Hijri calendar
The year 1497 AH at a glance
31 December 2073 – 19 December 2074
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1497 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 · 31 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 31 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 1 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 2 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 3 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 4 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 5 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 6 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 7 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 8 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 9 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 8 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 10 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 9 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 11 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 12 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 20 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 27 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 27 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 3 May2 May2 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 10 May9 May9 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 13 May12 May12 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 28 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 30 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 31 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 6 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 9 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 16 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 27 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 27 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 27 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 27 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 28 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 29 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 1 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 3 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 5 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 6 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 8 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 9 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 9 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 11 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 11 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 11 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 14 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 18 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 18 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 20 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 20 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 21 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 22 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 23 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 22 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 24 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 25 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 25 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 25 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 26 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 28 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 30 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 5 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 5 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 6 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 7 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 9 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 25 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 1 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 3 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 8 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 11 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 11 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 13 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 14 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 15 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 17 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 19 Sept
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 21 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 23 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 29 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 30 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 2 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 4 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 6 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 16 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 20 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 21 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Nov1 Nov1 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec
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.