Hijri calendar
The year 1524 AH at a glance
14 March 2100 – 2 March 210113 March 2100 – 1 March 210113 March 2100 – 1 March 2101
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 12 days
What falls in 1524 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 · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Muharram · 21 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 2 May1 May1 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 2 May1 May1 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 2 May1 May1 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 6 May5 May5 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 10 May9 May9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 10 May9 May9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 11 May10 May10 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 May10 May10 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 May15 May15 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 May18 May18 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 May19 May19 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 May20 May20 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May22 May22 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 May27 May27 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June2 June2 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 11 June10 June10 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 13 June12 June12 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 14 June13 June13 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June15 June15 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June17 June17 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June17 June17 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 June19 June19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 June19 June19 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 July1 July1 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 July7 July7 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 14 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 21 July20 July20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 24 July23 July23 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 9 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 1 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 5 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 8 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 9 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 10 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 16 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 16 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 17 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 18 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 20 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 4 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 11 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 13 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 18 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 21 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 21 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 23 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 24 Nov
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 26 Nov3 Dec3 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 25 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 29 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
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.