Hijri calendar
The year 1594 AH at a glance
11 February 2168 – 29 January 2169
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 12 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 1594 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 · 11 Feb
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 11 Feb
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 12 Feb
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 13 Feb
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 14 Feb
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 15 Feb
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 16 Feb
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 17 Feb
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 18 Feb
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 20 Feb
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 19 Feb
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 21 Feb
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 20 Feb
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 22 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 22 Feb
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 23 Feb
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 1 Mar
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 2 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 6 Mar
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 7 Mar
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 9 Mar
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 12 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 14 Mar
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 16 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 18 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 18 Mar
- Nawruz 9 Safar · 20 Mar
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 24 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 28 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 31 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 31 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 31 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 4 Apr
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 8 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 9 Apr
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 9 Apr
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 14 Apr
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 16 Apr
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 17 Apr
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 18 Apr
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Apr
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Apr
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Apr
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 2 May
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 10 May
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 12 May
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 13 May
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 15 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 17 May
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 19 May
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 31 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 6 June
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 12 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 19 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 22 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 9 July
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 10 July
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 16 July
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 19 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 26 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 27 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 6 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 8 Aug7 Aug7 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 10 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
- Laylat al-Raghaib 7 Rajab · 11 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 12 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 14 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 15 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 17 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 23 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 27 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 27 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 29 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 30 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 31 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 1 Sept31 Aug31 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 31 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 2 Sept1 Sept1 Sept
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 28 Rajab · 2 Sept
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 3 Sept
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 3 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 3 Sept
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 4 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 6 Sept
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 7 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 8 Sept
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 14 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 15 Sept
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 16 Sept
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 17 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 18 Sept
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 3 Oct
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 10 Oct
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 12 Oct
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 17 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 20 Oct
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 20 Oct
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 22 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 22 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 23 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 24 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 26 Oct
- al-Quds Day 26 Ramadan · 28 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 28 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 2 Nov
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 8 Nov
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 9 Nov
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 11 Nov
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 13 Nov
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 15 Nov
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 25 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 26 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 29 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 30 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 1 Dec
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 12 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 24 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 26 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 29 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 31 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 1 Jan
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 7 Jan
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 8 Jan
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 9 Jan
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Jan
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Jan
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Jan
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 22 Jan
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Jan
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.