Hijri calendar
The year 1529 AH at a glance
19 January 2105 – 7 January 210618 January 2105 – 6 January 210618 January 2105 – 6 January 2106
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 days
Rabi al-Thani 8 days
Jumada al-Ula 3 days
Jumada al-Thani 7 days
Rajab 17 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 1529 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 · 19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 1 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 5 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 8 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 12 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Apr16 Apr17 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr18 Apr19 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Apr19 Apr20 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr21 Apr22 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr23 Apr24 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr23 Apr24 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr25 Apr26 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr25 Apr26 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 8 May7 May8 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 14 May13 May14 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 20 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 27 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 30 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 3 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 4 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 14 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 14 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 14 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 14 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 16 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 16 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 18 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 20 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 23 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 25 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 26 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 26 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 28 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 28 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 28 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 31 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 4 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 4 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 6 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 11 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 12 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 15 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 22 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 22 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 23 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 25 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 11 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 18 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 25 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 30 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 1 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 2 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 4 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 6 Oct
- al-Quds Day 29 Ramadan · 9 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 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.