Hijri calendar
The year 1518 AH at a glance
17 May 2094 – 5 May 209516 May 2094 – 5 May 209516 May 2094 – 5 May 2095
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 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1518 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 · 17 May16 May16 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 17 May16 May16 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 18 May17 May17 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 19 May18 May18 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 21 May20 May20 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 22 May21 May21 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 23 May22 May22 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 24 May23 May23 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 25 May24 May24 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 May25 May25 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 May24 May24 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 27 May26 May26 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 26 May25 May25 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 28 May27 May27 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 28 May27 May27 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 5 June4 June4 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 6 June5 June5 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 10 June9 June9 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 11 June10 June10 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 13 June12 June12 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 15 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 17 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 21 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 21 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 24 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 27 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 1 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 4 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 4 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 4 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 8 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 14 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 26 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 1 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 3 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 6 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 7 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 8 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 9 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 12 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 13 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 14 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 20 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 20 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 21 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 22 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 24 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 8 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 15 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 17 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 22 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 25 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 25 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 27 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 27 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 28 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 29 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 31 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 2 Feb
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 4 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 7 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 13 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 14 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 16 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 18 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 20 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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.