Hijri calendar
The year 1527 AH at a glance
10 February 2103 – 29 January 21049 February 2103 – 29 January 21049 February 2103 – 29 January 2104
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 3 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 18 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 1527 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 · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 11 Safar · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 May1 May1 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May8 May8 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 May10 May10 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May11 May11 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May13 May13 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May17 May17 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May17 May17 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 30 May29 May29 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 5 June4 June4 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 11 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 21 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 9 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 10 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 16 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 19 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 26 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 31 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 3 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 6 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 8 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 16 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 18 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 4 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 11 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 18 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 21 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 21 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 23 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 24 Oct
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 26 Oct26 Oct2 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 25 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 27 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 29 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 Nov2 Nov3 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 Nov9 Nov10 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 Nov11 Nov12 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 Nov13 Nov14 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 Nov15 Nov16 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Nov25 Nov26 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Nov26 Nov27 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 Nov29 Nov30 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 Nov30 Nov1 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Jan31 Dec31 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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.