Hijri calendar
The year 1506 AH at a glance
24 September 2082 – 13 September 208325 September 2082 – 13 September 208325 September 2082 – 13 September 2083
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 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1506 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 · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 26 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 28 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 30 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 30 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 21 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 1 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 25 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 16 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 2 May1 May1 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 3 May2 May2 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 4 May3 May3 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 May19 May19 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 May26 May26 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 June2 June2 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 June5 June5 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 June5 June5 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 June7 June7 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 June7 June7 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 June8 June8 June
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 11 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 June9 June9 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 June11 June11 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 June13 June13 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 18 June17 June17 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 24 June23 June23 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 25 June24 June24 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 27 June26 June26 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 29 June28 June28 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 1 July30 June30 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 July10 July10 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 July11 July11 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 15 July14 July14 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 16 July15 July15 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 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.