Hijri calendar
The year 1552 AH at a glance
14 May 2127 – 1 May 2128
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1552 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 · 14 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 14 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 15 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 16 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 17 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 18 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 19 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 20 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 21 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 22 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 24 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 23 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 25 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 25 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 26 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 2 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 3 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 7 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 8 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 10 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 12 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 14 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 16 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 18 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 18 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 21 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 24 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 28 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 1 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 1 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 1 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 5 July
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 9 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 9 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 11 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 23 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 6 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 7 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 9 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 11 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 13 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 15 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 16 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 18 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 21 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 24 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 28 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 28 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 1 Dec30 Nov30 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 5 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 5 Dec
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 5 Dec
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 6 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 6 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 8 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 9 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 16 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 16 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 17 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 18 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 19 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 20 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 12 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 14 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 30 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 3 Feb
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 9 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 10 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 12 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 14 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 16 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 1 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 2 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Nawruz 17 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Apr
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.