Hijri calendar
The year 1512 AH at a glance
20 July 2088 – 9 July 208920 July 2088 – 9 July 208921 July 2088 – 9 July 2089
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 12 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1512 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 July20 July21 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 July20 July21 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 July21 July22 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 July22 July23 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 July23 July24 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 July24 July25 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 July25 July26 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 July26 July27 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 July27 July28 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 July28 July29 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 July29 July30 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 July28 July29 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 July30 July31 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 July29 July30 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 31 July31 July1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 31 July31 July1 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 1 Aug1 Aug2 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 8 Aug8 Aug9 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 9 Aug9 Aug10 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 13 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 14 Aug14 Aug15 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 16 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 21 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 23 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 25 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 28 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 16 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 20 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 11 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 17 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 23 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 23 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 24 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 25 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 26 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 27 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Nawruz 6 Ramadan · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 8 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 May12 May12 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 May12 May12 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 May22 May22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 June3 June3 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June5 June5 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 June8 June8 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 July
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.