Hijri calendar
The year 1588 AH at a glance
17 April 2162 – 5 April 2163
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 1588 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 · 17 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 17 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 19 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 20 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 21 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 22 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 23 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 24 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 25 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 26 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 25 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 27 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 26 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 28 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 29 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 6 May
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 7 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 11 May
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 12 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 14 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 17 May16 May16 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 19 May18 May18 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 21 May20 May20 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 23 May22 May22 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 26 May25 May25 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 29 May28 May28 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 2 June1 June1 June
- Arbain 20 Safar · 5 June4 June4 June
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 5 June4 June4 June
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 5 June4 June4 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 9 June8 June8 June
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 13 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 13 June12 June12 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 14 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 23 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 1 July
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 7 July
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 15 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 17 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 18 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 20 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 22 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 24 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 5 Aug
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Aug
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 17 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 24 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 27 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 13 Oct
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 15 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 17 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 19 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 20 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 22 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 1 Nov
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 3 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 4 Nov
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 6 Nov
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 5 Nov
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 7 Nov
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 8 Nov
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 8 Nov
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Nov
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 11 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 13 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 19 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 19 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 20 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 21 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 22 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 23 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 9 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 16 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 18 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 23 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 26 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 26 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 29 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 31 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 30 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 1 Jan31 Dec31 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 7 Jan
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 13 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 14 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 16 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 18 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 20 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 31 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 3 Feb
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 4 Feb
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Nawruz 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
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.