Hijri calendar
The year 1508 AH at a glance
3 September 2084 – 22 August 2085
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 17 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 1508 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 · 3 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 3 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 4 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 5 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 6 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 7 Sept
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 8 Sept
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 9 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 10 Sept
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 11 Sept
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Sept
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 Sept
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 13 Sept
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 12 Sept
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 14 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 14 Sept
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 15 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 22 Sept
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 27 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 28 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 30 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 4 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 6 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 8 Oct
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 11 Oct
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 14 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 18 Oct
- Arbain 20 Safar · 21 Oct
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 21 Oct
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 21 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 25 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Dec
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Dec
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Feb
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Feb
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Feb
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 1 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 22 Rajab · 20 Mar
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 23 Mar
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 28 Mar27 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 28 Mar27 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 30 Mar29 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 1 Apr31 Mar1 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 7 Apr6 Apr7 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 7 Apr6 Apr7 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 9 Apr8 Apr9 Apr
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 10 Apr9 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 4 May3 May3 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 6 May5 May5 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 11 May10 May10 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 14 May13 May13 May
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 14 May13 May13 May
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 16 May15 May15 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 16 May15 May15 May
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 17 May16 May16 May
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 20 May19 May19 May
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 22 May21 May21 May
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 25 May
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 26 May
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 1 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 2 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 4 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 6 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 8 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 June
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 19 June
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 22 June
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 23 June
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 June
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 July
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 July
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 July
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Aug
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Aug
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Aug
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Aug
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.