Hijri calendar
The year 1522 AH at a glance
4 April 2098 – 24 March 20994 April 2098 – 23 March 20994 April 2098 – 23 March 2099
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 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1522 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 · 4 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 4 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 5 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 6 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 7 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 8 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 9 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 10 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 11 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 12 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 13 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 12 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 14 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 13 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 16 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 23 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 24 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 1 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 4 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 6 May5 May5 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 8 May7 May7 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 10 May9 May9 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 10 May9 May9 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 13 May12 May12 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 16 May15 May15 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 20 May19 May19 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 27 May26 May26 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 31 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 31 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 1 June31 May1 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 June31 May1 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 June5 June6 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 June7 June8 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 June8 June9 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 June9 June10 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 June10 June11 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 June12 June13 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 June12 June13 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 June17 June18 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June23 June24 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 1 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 3 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 4 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 6 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 8 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 10 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 31 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 27 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 1 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 2 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 5 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 18 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 18 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 26 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 26 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 29 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 30 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 31 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 6 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 6 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 7 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 8 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 10 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 2 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 9 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 12 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 12 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 14 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 14 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 15 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 16 Dec
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 19 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 18 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 20 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 25 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 31 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 1 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 3 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 5 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 7 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 18 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 21 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 22 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Jan23 Jan24 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Jan22 Jan23 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Jan23 Jan24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Feb2 Feb3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Feb14 Feb15 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb16 Feb17 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Feb19 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 26 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 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.