Hijri calendar
The year 1521 AH at a glance
15 April 2097 – 3 April 209814 April 2097 – 3 April 209814 April 2097 – 3 April 2098
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 1521 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 · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 4 May3 May3 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 5 May4 May4 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 9 May8 May8 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 10 May9 May9 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 12 May11 May11 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 14 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 16 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 20 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 20 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 23 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 26 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 30 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 2 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 2 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 2 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 6 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 10 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 10 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 11 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 12 July11 July11 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 14 July13 July13 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 15 July14 July14 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July16 July16 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July18 July18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 July18 July18 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 July20 July20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 July20 July20 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 3 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 5 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 8 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 9 Nov9 Nov10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 10 Nov10 Nov11 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 17 Nov17 Nov18 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 18 Nov18 Nov19 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 19 Nov19 Nov20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 20 Nov20 Nov21 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 3 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 5 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 11 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 12 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 14 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 16 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 18 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Feb3 Feb4 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Feb2 Feb3 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Feb3 Feb4 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Feb13 Feb14 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Feb25 Feb26 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb27 Feb28 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Mar2 Mar3 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
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.