Hijri calendar
The year 1520 AH at a glance
25 April 2096 – 14 April 209724 April 2096 – 13 April 209725 April 2096 – 13 April 2097
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1520 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 · 25 Apr24 Apr25 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 25 Apr24 Apr25 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 26 Apr25 Apr26 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 27 Apr26 Apr27 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 28 Apr27 Apr28 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 29 Apr28 Apr29 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 30 Apr29 Apr30 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 1 May30 Apr1 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 2 May1 May2 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 3 May2 May3 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 4 May3 May4 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 3 May2 May3 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 5 May4 May5 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 4 May3 May4 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 6 May5 May6 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 6 May5 May6 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 7 May6 May7 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 14 May13 May14 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 15 May14 May15 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 19 May18 May19 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 20 May19 May20 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 22 May21 May22 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 26 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 28 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 30 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 30 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 2 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 5 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 9 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 12 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 12 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 12 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 16 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 20 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 20 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 22 June21 June21 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 June21 June21 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 June26 June26 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 June28 June28 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June29 June29 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July30 June30 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 July1 July1 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July3 July3 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July3 July3 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 July8 July8 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 July14 July14 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July21 July22 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July23 July24 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 July24 July25 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 July26 July27 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 July28 July29 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 July28 July29 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July30 July31 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July30 July31 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Aug17 Aug18 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 18 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 30 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 9 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 9 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 12 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 13 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 13 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 15 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 16 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 17 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 17 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 19 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 21 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 27 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 28 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 29 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Jan
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 11 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 12 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 13 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 5 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 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.