Hijri calendar
The year 1544 AH at a glance
9 August 2119 – 27 July 2120
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 10 days
Ramadan 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1544 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 · 9 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 9 Aug
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 10 Aug
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 11 Aug
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 12 Aug
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 13 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 14 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 15 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 16 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 17 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 19 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 18 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 20 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 20 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 21 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 28 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 29 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 2 Sept
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 3 Sept
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 5 Sept
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 6 Oct
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Nov
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Nov
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Nov
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Dec
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Jan
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Jan
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 1 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Mar
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 1 Mar
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 Mar
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 Mar
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 20 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 26 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 7 May6 May6 May
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 8 May7 May7 May
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 10 May9 May9 May
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 12 May11 May11 May
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 14 May13 May13 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 24 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 May24 May24 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 28 May27 May27 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 29 May28 May28 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 May29 May29 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 May29 May29 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 June8 June8 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 June20 June20 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 June22 June22 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 June25 June25 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 July
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 July
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 July
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.