Hijri calendar
The year 1516 AH at a glance
8 June 2092 – 27 May 20937 June 2092 – 26 May 20937 June 2092 – 26 May 2093
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 19 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 11 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1516 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 · 8 June7 June7 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 8 June7 June7 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 9 June8 June8 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 10 June9 June9 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 11 June10 June10 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 12 June11 June11 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 13 June12 June12 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 14 June13 June13 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 15 June14 June14 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 16 June15 June15 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 June16 June16 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 June15 June15 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 18 June17 June17 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 17 June16 June16 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 19 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 19 June18 June18 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 20 June19 June19 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 27 June26 June26 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 28 June27 June27 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 2 July1 July1 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 3 July2 July2 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 5 July4 July4 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 5 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 7 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 10 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 12 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 18 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 22 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 22 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 24 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 25 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 28 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 30 Dec29 Dec30 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Dec29 Dec30 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 31 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 31 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 2 Jan1 Jan2 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 3 Jan2 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 11 Jan10 Jan11 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 13 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 14 Jan13 Jan14 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 29 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 5 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 12 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 15 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 15 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 17 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 17 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 18 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 19 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 21 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 23 Feb
- al-Quds Day 30 Ramadan · 27 Feb20 Feb27 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 28 Feb27 Feb28 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 6 Mar5 Mar6 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 7 Mar6 Mar7 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 9 Mar8 Mar9 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 11 Mar10 Mar11 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 13 Mar12 Mar13 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Shawwal · 20 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Mar22 Mar23 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 Mar23 Mar24 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 28 Mar27 Mar28 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 May
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.