Hijri calendar
The year 1526 AH at a glance
20 February 2102 – 9 February 210319 February 2102 – 8 February 210319 February 2102 – 8 February 2103
Dates for
Muharram 19 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 1526 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 · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 30 Muharram · 21 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 May5 May5 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 May11 May11 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 May19 May19 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 May21 May21 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 May22 May22 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 May24 May24 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 May26 May26 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 May26 May26 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 June9 June9 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June15 June15 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 2 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 18 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 20 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 21 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 30 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 17 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 Aug18 Aug19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 Aug20 Aug21 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 Aug22 Aug23 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 Aug24 Aug25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 Aug27 Aug28 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 Aug28 Aug29 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 Aug28 Aug29 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 Aug30 Aug31 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Sept2 Sept3 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Sept8 Sept9 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Sept12 Sept13 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 14 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 18 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 19 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 25 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 25 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 26 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 27 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 28 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 29 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 10 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 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.