Hijri calendar
The year 1583 AH at a glance
10 June 2157 – 29 May 21589 June 2157 – 29 May 21589 June 2157 – 29 May 2158
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 11 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1583 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 · 10 June9 June9 June
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 10 June9 June9 June
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 11 June10 June10 June
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 12 June11 June11 June
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 13 June12 June12 June
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 14 June13 June13 June
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 15 June14 June14 June
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 16 June15 June15 June
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 17 June16 June16 June
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 18 June17 June17 June
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 June18 June18 June
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 June17 June17 June
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 20 June19 June19 June
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 19 June18 June18 June
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 21 June20 June20 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 21 June20 June20 June
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 22 June21 June21 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 29 June28 June28 June
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 30 June29 June29 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 4 July3 July3 July
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 5 July4 July4 July
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 7 July6 July6 July
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 9 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 11 July
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 13 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 15 July
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 15 July
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 18 July
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 21 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 25 July
- Arbain 20 Safar · 28 July
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 28 July
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 28 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 1 Aug
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Aug12 Aug12 Aug
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Sept6 Sept7 Sept
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Sept8 Sept9 Sept
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Sept9 Sept10 Sept
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Sept15 Sept16 Sept
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Sept27 Sept28 Sept
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 10 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 20 Oct
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 Nov17 Nov17 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 4 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 6 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 8 Dec
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 8 Dec
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 10 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 12 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 13 Dec
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 15 Dec
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 16 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 16 Dec
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 18 Dec
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 18 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 18 Dec
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 21 Dec
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 25 Dec
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 25 Dec
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 28 Dec
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 30 Dec
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 29 Dec
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 30 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 31 Dec
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 1 Jan
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 2 Jan
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 Jan
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 3 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 5 Jan
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 6 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 7 Jan
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 13 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 13 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 14 Jan
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 15 Jan
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 16 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 17 Jan
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 24 Feb
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 3 Mar
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 9 Mar
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 10 Mar
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 12 Mar
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 14 Mar
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 16 Mar
- Nawruz 19 Shawwal · 21 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 27 Mar
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 30 Mar
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 31 Mar
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 May30 Apr30 Apr
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 May5 May5 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 May6 May6 May
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 May7 May7 May
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 May8 May8 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 May8 May8 May
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 May9 May9 May
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 May13 May13 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 May14 May14 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 May15 May15 May
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 May17 May17 May
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 May21 May21 May
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 May23 May23 May
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.