Hijri calendar
The year 1557 AH at a glance
20 March 2132 – 8 March 213319 March 2132 – 8 March 213319 March 2132 – 8 March 2133
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 1557 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 · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 1 Muharram · 20 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 30 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 4 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 7 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 7 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 7 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 11 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 15 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 15 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 17 May16 May16 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 May16 May16 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 May21 May21 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May23 May23 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 May24 May24 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 May25 May25 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 May26 May26 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May28 May28 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May28 May28 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June2 June2 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 June8 June8 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June15 June16 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June17 June18 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 June18 June19 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 June20 June21 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 June22 June23 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 June22 June23 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June24 June25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 June24 June25 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 7 July6 July7 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July12 July13 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 19 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 26 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 29 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 11 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 5 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 7 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 7 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 10 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 10 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 11 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 13 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 15 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 21 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 21 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 22 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 23 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 24 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 25 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 10 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 17 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 19 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 24 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 30 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 1 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 3 Dec
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 5 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 5 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 10 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 16 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 17 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 19 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 21 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 23 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 3 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 6 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 7 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar2 Mar2 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.