Hijri calendar
The year 1587 AH at a glance
28 April 2161 – 16 April 2162
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 11 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1587 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 · 28 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 1 May
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 2 May
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 3 May
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 4 May
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 5 May
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 6 May
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 7 May
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 6 May
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 8 May
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 7 May
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 9 May
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 10 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 17 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 22 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 23 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 25 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 27 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 29 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 31 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 2 June
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 2 June
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 5 June
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 8 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 12 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 15 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 15 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 15 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 19 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 23 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 23 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 25 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 25 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 30 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 July
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 July
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 July
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 25 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 27 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 28 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 30 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 1 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 3 Aug
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 22 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 24 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 25 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 3 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 27 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 29 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 30 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 2 Nov
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 11 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 13 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 24 Rajab · 13 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 14 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 15 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 16 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 15 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 17 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 18 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 22 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 23 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 24 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 1 Dec30 Nov30 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 4 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 19 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 26 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 28 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 2 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 5 Jan
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 7 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 7 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 8 Jan
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 9 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 11 Jan
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 13 Jan
- al-Quds Day 28 Ramadan · 15 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 3 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Apr10 Apr10 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.