Hijri calendar
The year 1560 AH at a glance
15 February 2135 – 3 February 2136
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 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1560 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 · 15 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 Mar
- Nawruz 5 Safar · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 29 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 Apr
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 Apr
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 15 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 18 May17 May17 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 19 May18 May18 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 21 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 6 June5 June5 June
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 12 June11 June11 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 18 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 28 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 14 July13 July13 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 16 July15 July15 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 17 July16 July16 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 23 July22 July22 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 26 July25 July25 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 12 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 12 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 12 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 12 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 16 Aug15 Aug16 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 18 Aug17 Aug18 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 20 Aug19 Aug20 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 21 Aug20 Aug21 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 23 Aug22 Aug23 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 24 Aug23 Aug24 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 24 Aug23 Aug24 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 26 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 26 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 26 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 29 Aug28 Aug29 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 2 Sept1 Sept2 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 2 Sept1 Sept2 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 4 Sept3 Sept4 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 5 Sept4 Sept5 Sept
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 6 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 7 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 6 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 8 Sept7 Sept8 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 9 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 9 Sept8 Sept9 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 9 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 12 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 13 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 20 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 20 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 21 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 22 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 23 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 24 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 Oct9 Oct10 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 Oct30 Oct31 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 1 Nov1 Nov2 Nov
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 4 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 3 Nov3 Nov4 Nov
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 8 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 14 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 15 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 17 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 19 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 21 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 2 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 5 Dec
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 6 Dec
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Jan
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Jan
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.