Hijri calendar
The year 1538 AH at a glance
12 October 2113 – 30 September 2114
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 17 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 1538 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 · 12 Oct
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 12 Oct
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 13 Oct
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 14 Oct
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 15 Oct
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 18 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 19 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 20 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 20 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 22 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 23 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 24 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 31 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 1 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 5 Nov
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 6 Nov
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 8 Nov
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 11 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 13 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 17 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 17 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 20 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 27 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 30 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 30 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 30 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 4 Dec
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 8 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 8 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 10 Dec
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Dec
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Jan
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Jan
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Jan
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Feb
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 12 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Mar
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Mar
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Mar
- Nawruz 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Apr9 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Apr11 Apr12 Apr
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 12 Apr
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Apr13 Apr14 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Apr15 Apr16 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Apr16 Apr17 Apr
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Apr18 Apr19 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr20 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Apr21 Apr22 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Apr21 Apr22 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Apr21 Apr22 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Apr24 Apr25 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Apr28 Apr29 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Apr28 Apr29 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 May30 Apr1 May
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 May1 May2 May
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 May2 May3 May
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 May3 May4 May
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 May2 May3 May
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 4 May
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 May4 May5 May
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 6 May
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 May5 May6 May
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 May
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 7 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 9 May
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 11 May
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 17 May
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 17 May
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 18 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 19 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 20 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 21 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 June5 June5 June
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 June12 June12 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 June14 June14 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 June19 June19 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 June22 June22 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 June22 June22 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 June24 June24 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 June24 June24 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 June25 June25 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 June26 June26 June
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 29 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 June28 June28 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 1 July30 June30 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 5 July4 July4 July
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 11 July10 July10 July
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 12 July11 July11 July
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 14 July13 July13 July
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 16 July15 July15 July
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 18 July17 July17 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 28 July27 July27 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 July28 July28 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 Aug31 July31 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Aug
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Sept31 Aug31 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Sept1 Sept1 Sept
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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.