Hijri calendar
The year 1582 AH at a glance
20 June 2156 – 9 June 215720 June 2156 – 8 June 215720 June 2156 – 8 June 2157
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 1582 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 · 20 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 20 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 21 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 22 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 23 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 24 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 25 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 26 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 27 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 28 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 29 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 30 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 29 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 1 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 1 July
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 2 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 9 July
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 10 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 14 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 15 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 17 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 20 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 22 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 24 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 26 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 26 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 29 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 1 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 5 Aug
- Arbain 20 Safar · 8 Aug
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 8 Aug
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 8 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 12 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 16 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 16 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 17 Sept17 Sept18 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Sept22 Sept23 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Sept24 Sept25 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Oct8 Oct9 Oct
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 14 Oct14 Oct15 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 21 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 28 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 31 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 16 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 17 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 19 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 21 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 24 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 26 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 5 Jan
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 5 Jan
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 7 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 8 Jan
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 10 Jan
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 9 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 11 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 12 Jan
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 12 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 12 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 13 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 15 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 17 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 23 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 23 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 24 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 25 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 27 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 12 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 19 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 21 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 26 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 1 Mar
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 1 Mar
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 3 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 3 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 4 Mar
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 5 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 7 Mar
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 9 Mar
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 11 Mar
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 8 Shawwal · 21 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 May3 May3 May
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 May5 May5 May
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 May8 May8 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 May
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 May
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 June
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 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.