Hijri calendar
The year 1573 AH at a glance
27 September 2147 – 14 September 2148
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 8 days
Rajab 18 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 1573 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 · 27 Sept
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 27 Sept
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 28 Sept
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 29 Sept
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 30 Sept
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 1 Oct
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 2 Oct
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 3 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 4 Oct
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 5 Oct
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 Oct
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 5 Oct
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 7 Oct
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 6 Oct
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 8 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 8 Oct
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 9 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 16 Oct
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 17 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 21 Oct
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 22 Oct
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 24 Oct
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 31 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 2 Nov
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 5 Nov
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 8 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 12 Nov
- Arbain 20 Safar · 15 Nov
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 15 Nov
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 15 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 19 Nov
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 23 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 25 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Dec
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Dec
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Dec
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Jan
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Jan
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Jan
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Feb
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Feb
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Feb
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Mar
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Mar
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Mar
- Nawruz 28 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Mar
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 22 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 24 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 26 Mar
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 28 Mar
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 30 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 31 Mar
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 2 Apr
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 3 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 3 Apr
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 5 Apr
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 5 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 5 Apr
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 8 Apr
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 12 Apr
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 12 Apr
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 14 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 15 Apr
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 16 Apr
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 17 Apr
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 16 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 18 Apr
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 19 Apr
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 2 May1 May1 May
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 3 May2 May2 May
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 4 May3 May3 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 5 May4 May4 May
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 20 May
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 27 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 29 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 3 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 6 June
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 6 June
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 8 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 8 June
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 9 June
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 10 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 12 June
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 14 June
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 14 June
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 19 June18 June18 June
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 25 June24 June24 June
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 26 June25 June25 June
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 28 June27 June27 June
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 30 June29 June29 June
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 2 July1 July1 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 12 July11 July11 July
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 13 July12 July12 July
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 16 July15 July15 July
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 17 July16 July16 July
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Aug
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Aug
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Aug
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Aug
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Aug
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Aug
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Aug
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Aug
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Sept
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Sept
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Sept
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Sept
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.