Hijri calendar
The year 1504 AH at a glance
15 October 2080 – 4 October 2081
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 8 days
Rajab 19 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 1504 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 · 15 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 3 Nov
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 8 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 9 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 11 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 16 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 18 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 20 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 23 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 26 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 30 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 3 Dec
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 3 Dec
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 3 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 7 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 11 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Feb
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Apr
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Apr
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 17 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 May2 May2 May
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 May2 May2 May
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 5 May4 May4 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 6 May5 May5 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 7 May6 May6 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 May7 May7 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 May6 May6 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 May8 May8 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 9 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 May9 May9 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 11 May10 May10 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 May10 May10 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 May13 May13 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 May14 May14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 May21 May21 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 May21 May21 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 May22 May22 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 May23 May23 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 May25 May25 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 June9 June9 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 June16 June16 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 June18 June18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 June23 June23 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 June26 June26 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 June26 June26 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 June28 June28 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 June28 June28 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 June29 June29 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 July30 June30 June
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 4 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 July2 July2 July
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 July4 July4 July
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 9 July8 July9 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 15 July14 July15 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 16 July15 July16 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 18 July17 July18 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 20 July19 July20 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 22 July21 July22 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Aug31 July1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Aug1 Aug2 Aug
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 5 Aug4 Aug5 Aug
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 6 Aug5 Aug6 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Sept4 Sept5 Sept
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Sept12 Sept13 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Sept22 Sept23 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
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.