Hijri calendar
The year 1589 AH at a glance
6 April 2163 – 24 March 2164
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 10 days
Shawwal 10 days
Dhu al-Qa'da 6 days
Dhu al-Hijja 13 days
What falls in 1589 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 · 6 Apr
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 6 Apr
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 7 Apr
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 8 Apr
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 9 Apr
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 10 Apr
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 11 Apr
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 12 Apr
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 13 Apr
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 14 Apr
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 14 Apr
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 16 Apr
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 15 Apr
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 17 Apr
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 18 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 25 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 26 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 30 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 1 May
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 3 May
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 6 May5 May5 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 8 May7 May7 May
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 10 May9 May9 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 12 May11 May11 May
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 12 May11 May11 May
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 15 May14 May14 May
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 18 May17 May17 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 22 May21 May21 May
- Arbain 20 Safar · 25 May24 May24 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 25 May24 May24 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 25 May24 May24 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 29 May28 May28 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 2 June1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 2 June1 June1 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 3 June
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 June
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 June
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 June
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 June
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 June
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 June
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 June
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 June
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 4 July
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 6 July
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 7 July
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 9 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 11 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 13 July
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 25 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 31 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 6 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 1 Sept
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 3 Sept
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 4 Sept
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 10 Sept
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 13 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 20 Sept
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Sept
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 30 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 1 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 30 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 30 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 30 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 2 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 9 Oct
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 11 Oct
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 12 Oct
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 14 Oct
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 17 Oct
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 21 Oct
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 23 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 24 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 26 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 25 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 27 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 29 Rajab · 28 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 29 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 29 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 30 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 30 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 1 Nov
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 2 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 3 Nov
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 9 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 9 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 10 Nov
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 11 Nov
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 12 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 13 Nov
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 28 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 5 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 7 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 12 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 15 Dec
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 15 Dec
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 17 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 17 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 18 Dec
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 19 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 21 Dec
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 23 Dec
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 23 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 4 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 10 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 17 Feb
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 19 Feb
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Nawruz 25 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 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.