Hijri calendar
The year 1528 AH at a glance
30 January 2104 – 18 January 210530 January 2104 – 17 January 210530 January 2104 – 17 January 2105
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1528 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 · 30 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 30 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 31 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 1 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 2 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 3 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 4 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 5 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 6 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 8 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 9 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 8 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 10 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 11 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 18 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 23 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 24 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 26 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 22 Safar · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 2 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 4 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 6 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 24 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 31 May30 May30 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 7 June6 June6 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 10 June9 June9 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 25 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 27 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 28 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 4 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 14 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 15 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 24 July25 July25 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 24 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 26 July27 July27 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 28 July29 July29 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 30 July31 July31 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 22 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 30 Rajab · 22 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 22 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 23 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 25 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 27 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 2 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 2 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 3 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 5 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 6 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 22 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 29 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 1 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 6 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 9 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 9 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 11 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 12 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 13 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 15 Oct
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 17 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 17 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 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.