Hijri calendar
The year 1586 AH at a glance
9 May 2160 – 27 April 21618 May 2160 – 27 April 21618 May 2160 – 27 April 2161
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 7 days
Dhu al-Hijja 12 days
What falls in 1586 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 · 9 May8 May8 May
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 9 May8 May8 May
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 10 May9 May9 May
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 11 May10 May10 May
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 12 May11 May11 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 13 May12 May12 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 14 May13 May13 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 15 May14 May14 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 16 May15 May15 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 17 May16 May16 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 17 May16 May16 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 19 May18 May18 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 18 May17 May17 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 20 May19 May19 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 21 May20 May20 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 28 May27 May27 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 29 May28 May28 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 2 June1 June1 June
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 3 June2 June2 June
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 5 June4 June4 June
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 7 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 9 June
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 11 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 13 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 13 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 16 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 19 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 23 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 26 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 26 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 26 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 30 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 4 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 5 July
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 July
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 July
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 4 Aug4 Aug5 Aug
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Aug6 Aug7 Aug
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 7 Aug7 Aug8 Aug
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Aug9 Aug10 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Aug11 Aug12 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 25 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 31 Aug31 Aug1 Sept
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 7 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 2 Oct
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Oct
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 5 Oct
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 30 Oct6 Nov6 Nov
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 28 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 28 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 29 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 30 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 2 Dec
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 3 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 4 Dec
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 10 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 11 Dec
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 12 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 13 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 14 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 30 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 6 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 8 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 13 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 16 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 16 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 18 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 19 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 20 Jan
- al-Quds Day 25 Ramadan · 23 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 22 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 24 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Nawruz 21 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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.