Hijri calendar
The year 1581 AH at a glance
2 July 2155 – 19 June 2156
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 1581 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 · 2 July
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 2 July
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 3 July
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 4 July
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 5 July
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 6 July
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 7 July
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 8 July
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 9 July
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 10 July
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 11 July
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 10 July
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 12 July
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 11 July
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 13 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 14 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 21 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 22 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 26 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 27 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 29 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 3 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 7 Aug
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 10 Aug
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 13 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 17 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 20 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 20 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 20 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 24 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 29 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Sept
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 Sept
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Sept
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 29 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Oct
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Oct
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Oct
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Dec
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 25 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 30 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 4 Jan
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 6 Jan
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 16 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 19 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 20 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 21 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 20 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 22 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 23 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 24 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 24 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 27 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 28 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 29 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 4 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 4 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 5 Feb
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 6 Feb
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 7 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 8 Feb
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 23 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 1 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 3 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 8 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 11 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 11 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 13 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 13 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 14 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 15 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 17 Mar
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 19 Mar
- Nawruz 27 Ramadan · 20 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 19 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 3 May2 May2 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 May14 May14 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 May16 May16 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 May19 May19 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 21 May20 May20 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 May21 May21 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 May26 May26 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 May27 May27 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 May28 May28 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 May29 May29 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 May29 May29 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 May30 May30 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 June3 June3 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 June4 June4 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 June5 June5 June
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 June7 June7 June
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 June11 June11 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 June13 June13 June
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.