Hijri calendar
The year 1591 AH at a glance
15 March 2165 – 3 March 216614 March 2165 – 3 March 216614 March 2165 – 3 March 2166
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 12 days
What falls in 1591 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 · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
- Nawruz 6 Muharram · 20 Mar
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 13 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 15 Apr
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 17 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 19 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 19 Apr
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 22 Apr
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 25 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 29 Apr
- Arbain 20 Safar · 2 May
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 2 May
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 2 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 6 May
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 10 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 12 May11 May11 May
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 May11 May11 May
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 May16 May16 May
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 May18 May18 May
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 May19 May19 May
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 May20 May20 May
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 22 May21 May21 May
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May23 May23 May
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 May23 May23 May
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 May28 May28 May
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 4 June3 June3 June
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 11 June
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 13 June
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 14 June
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 16 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 18 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 20 June
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 2 July
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 8 July
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 15 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 22 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 25 July
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 9 Aug
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 11 Aug
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 12 Aug
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 18 Aug
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 21 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 28 Aug
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 29 Aug
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 8 Sept
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 8 Sept
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 8 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 8 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 10 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Laylat al-Raghaib 6 Rajab · 12 Sept
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 14 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 16 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 17 Sept
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 19 Sept
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 20 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 20 Sept
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 22 Sept
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 25 Sept
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 29 Sept
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 2 Oct
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 3 Oct
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 27 Rajab · 4 Oct
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 5 Oct
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 6 Oct
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 7 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 7 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 8 Oct7 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 8 Oct7 Oct8 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 10 Oct9 Oct10 Oct
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 11 Oct10 Oct11 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 12 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 20 Oct19 Oct20 Oct
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 21 Oct20 Oct21 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 22 Oct21 Oct22 Oct
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 6 Nov
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 13 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 15 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 20 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 23 Nov
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 23 Nov
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 25 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 26 Nov
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 27 Nov
- al-Quds Day 24 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 29 Nov
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 1 Dec
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 6 Dec
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 12 Dec
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 13 Dec
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 15 Dec
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 17 Dec
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 19 Dec
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 30 Dec
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 2 Jan
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 3 Jan
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 29 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Feb
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Feb
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Feb
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Feb
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Feb
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Feb
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Feb
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Feb
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Feb
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 26 Feb
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.