Hijri calendar
The year 1545 AH at a glance
28 July 2120 – 16 July 2121
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 18 days
Sha'ban 10 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1545 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 · 28 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 28 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 29 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 30 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 31 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 1 Aug
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 2 Aug
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 3 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 4 Aug
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 5 Aug
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 Aug
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 7 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 6 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 8 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 8 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 9 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 16 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 17 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 21 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 22 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 24 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 31 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 2 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 2 Sept
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 5 Sept
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 12 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 15 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 15 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 15 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 19 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 23 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Sept29 Sept30 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Oct1 Oct2 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Oct2 Oct3 Oct
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Nov
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Jan
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 4 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 29 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 Feb
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 Feb
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 Feb
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 25 Rajab · 14 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Nawruz 30 Sha'ban · 21 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 18 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 3 May2 May2 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 May12 May12 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 14 May13 May13 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 17 May16 May16 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 18 May17 May17 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 June16 June16 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 June17 June17 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 June22 June22 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 June23 June23 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 June24 June24 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June25 June25 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 June25 June25 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June26 June26 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July30 June30 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 July1 July1 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 July2 July2 July
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July4 July4 July
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 July8 July8 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 July10 July10 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.