Hijri calendar
The year 1498 AH at a glance
20 December 2074 – 9 December 2075
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 1498 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 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 31 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 31 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 1 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 8 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 9 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 13 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 14 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 16 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 21 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 23 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 25 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 28 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 31 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 16 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Feb
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Feb
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 2 May1 May1 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 20 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 June
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 June
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 3 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 7 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 7 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 9 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 10 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 11 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 12 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 11 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 12 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 13 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 14 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 15 July14 July14 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 July14 July14 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 July15 July15 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 July15 July15 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 July18 July18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 July19 July19 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 July25 July25 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 July25 July25 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 July26 July26 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 July27 July27 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 29 July28 July28 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 30 July29 July29 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 31 Aug
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 31 Aug
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Sept
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 6 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec3 Dec3 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.