Hijri calendar
The year 1563 AH at a glance
13 January 2138 – 2 January 2139
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 12 days
What falls in 1563 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 · 13 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 13 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 14 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 15 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 16 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 17 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 18 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 20 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 21 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 21 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 23 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 1 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 6 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 9 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 12 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 14 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 16 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 18 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 21 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 24 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 28 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 3 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 3 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 3 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 7 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 11 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 3 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 9 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 16 May15 May15 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 26 May25 May25 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 10 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 12 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 13 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 19 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 22 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 29 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 30 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 10 July9 July9 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 10 July9 July9 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 10 July9 July9 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 10 July9 July9 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 12 July11 July11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 14 July13 July13 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 16 July15 July15 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 18 July17 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 19 July18 July18 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 21 July20 July20 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 22 July21 July21 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 22 July21 July21 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 24 July23 July23 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 24 July23 July23 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 27 July26 July26 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 31 July30 July30 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 31 July30 July30 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 23 Rajab · 1 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 4 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 5 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 4 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 7 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 7 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 8 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 10 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 11 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 12 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 18 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 18 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 19 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 20 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 21 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 22 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 7 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 14 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 21 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 24 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 24 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 26 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 26 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 27 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 28 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 30 Sept
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 3 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 2 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
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.