Hijri calendar
The year 1565 AH at a glance
24 December 2139 – 11 December 214023 December 2139 – 11 December 214024 December 2139 – 11 December 2140
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1565 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 · 24 Dec23 Dec24 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 24 Dec23 Dec24 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 25 Dec24 Dec25 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 26 Dec25 Dec26 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 27 Dec26 Dec27 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 28 Dec27 Dec28 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 29 Dec28 Dec29 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 30 Dec29 Dec30 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 31 Dec30 Dec31 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 1 Jan31 Dec1 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 Jan1 Jan2 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Jan31 Dec1 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 3 Jan2 Jan3 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 2 Jan1 Jan2 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 5 Jan4 Jan5 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 13 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 17 Jan16 Jan17 Jan
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 18 Jan17 Jan18 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 20 Jan19 Jan20 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 Feb
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 Feb
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 Feb
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 Feb
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Nawruz 29 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Mar
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 4 May3 May3 May
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 19 May18 May18 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 21 May20 May20 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 22 May21 May21 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 28 May27 May27 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 31 May30 May30 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 7 June6 June6 June
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 8 June7 June7 June
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 17 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 16 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 17 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 17 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 17 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 21 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 23 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 25 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 26 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 28 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 29 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 29 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 1 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 1 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 1 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 4 July
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 8 July
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 8 July
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 10 July
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 11 July
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 12 July
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 13 July
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 12 July
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 14 July
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 15 July15 July16 July
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 15 July
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 15 July
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 July15 July16 July
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 16 July16 July17 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 16 July16 July17 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 18 July18 July19 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 19 July19 July20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 20 July20 July21 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 26 July26 July27 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 26 July26 July27 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 27 July27 July28 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 28 July28 July29 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 29 July29 July30 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 30 July30 July31 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 15 Aug
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 22 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 24 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 29 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Sept
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 9 Sept
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Sept
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Nov
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Nov
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 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.