Hijri calendar
The year 1579 AH at a glance
24 July 2153 – 12 July 215423 July 2153 – 12 July 215423 July 2153 – 12 July 2154
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 19 days
Sha'ban 9 days
Ramadan 12 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1579 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 July23 July23 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 24 July23 July23 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 25 July24 July24 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 26 July25 July25 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 27 July26 July26 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 28 July27 July27 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 29 July28 July28 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 30 July29 July29 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 31 July30 July30 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 1 Aug31 July31 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 1 Aug31 July31 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 4 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 4 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 5 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 12 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 13 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 17 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 22 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 24 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 26 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 28 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 28 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 31 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 3 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 7 Sept
- Arbain 20 Safar · 10 Sept
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 10 Sept
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 10 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 14 Sept
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 18 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 19 Sept
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Sept
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Oct
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 Oct
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Oct
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Oct
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 23 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 Nov
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 Nov
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 2 Dec
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 17 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 Jan
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Feb
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Feb
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Feb
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Feb
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Feb
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Feb
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 14 Feb
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Feb
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 17 Feb
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 19 Feb
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 25 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 25 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 26 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 27 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 28 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 1 Mar
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 5 Ramadan · 21 Mar
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 12 Apr
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 9 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 May9 May9 May
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 13 May12 May12 May
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 14 May13 May13 May
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 14 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 June
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 June
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 June12 June12 June
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June13 June13 June
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 June18 June18 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 June19 June19 June
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 June20 June20 June
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June21 June21 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 June21 June21 June
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 June22 June22 June
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 June26 June26 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 June27 June27 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 June28 June28 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 July30 June30 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 July4 July4 July
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 July6 July6 July
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.