Hijri calendar
The year 1555 AH at a glance
10 April 2130 – 30 March 2131
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 9 days
Ramadan 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1555 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 · 10 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 4 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 5 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 7 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 10 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 12 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 14 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 16 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 16 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 19 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 22 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 26 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 29 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 29 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 29 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 2 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 6 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 7 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 8 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 10 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 11 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 15 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 29 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 8 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 5 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 7 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 9 Oct8 Oct9 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 11 Oct10 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 13 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 14 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 16 Oct15 Oct16 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 17 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 17 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 22 Oct21 Oct22 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 27 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 28 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 29 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 30 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 31 Oct30 Oct31 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 30 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 1 Nov31 Oct1 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 2 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 3 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 5 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 6 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 7 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 13 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 13 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 14 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 15 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 16 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 17 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 3 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 10 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 17 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 20 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 20 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 22 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 22 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 23 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 24 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 26 Dec
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 29 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 28 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 20 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
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.