Hijri calendar
The year 1596 AH at a glance
19 January 2170 – 7 January 2171
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 9 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 1596 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 · 19 Jan
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 19 Jan
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 20 Jan
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 21 Jan
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 22 Jan
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 23 Jan
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 24 Jan
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 25 Jan
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 26 Jan
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 27 Jan
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 28 Jan
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 27 Jan
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 29 Jan
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 28 Jan
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 30 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 30 Jan
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 31 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 7 Feb
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 8 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 12 Feb
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 13 Feb
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 15 Feb
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 18 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 20 Feb
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 22 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 24 Feb
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 24 Feb
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 27 Feb
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 2 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 6 Mar
- Arbain 20 Safar · 9 Mar
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 9 Mar
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 9 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 13 Mar
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 17 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 17 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 30 Safar · 19 Mar
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 19 Mar
- Nawruz 2 Rabi al-Awwal · 21 Mar
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 24 Mar
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Mar
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 27 Mar
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 28 Mar
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 29 Mar
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 31 Mar
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 5 Apr
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Apr
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 10 May9 May9 May
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 22 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 29 May
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 1 June
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 17 June16 June16 June
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 19 June18 June18 June
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 20 June19 June19 June
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 26 June25 June25 June
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 29 June28 June28 June
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 6 July5 July5 July
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 7 July6 July6 July
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 16 July
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 16 July
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 16 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 16 July
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 18 July
- Laylat al-Raghaib 5 Rajab · 19 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 20 July
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 22 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 24 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 25 July
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 27 July
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 28 July
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 28 July
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 30 July
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 30 July
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 30 July
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 2 Aug
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 6 Aug
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 6 Aug
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 8 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 9 Aug
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 26 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 11 Aug
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 10 Aug
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 12 Aug
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 29 Rajab · 13 Aug
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 13 Aug
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 13 Aug
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 14 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 16 Aug
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 17 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 18 Aug
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 24 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 25 Aug
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 26 Aug
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 27 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 28 Aug
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 13 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 20 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 22 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 27 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 30 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 30 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 2 Oct1 Oct1 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 2 Oct1 Oct1 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 3 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
- al-Quds Day 23 Ramadan · 5 Oct
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 4 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 6 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 8 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 12 Oct
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 18 Oct
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 19 Oct
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 21 Oct
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 23 Oct
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 25 Oct
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 4 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 5 Nov
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 8 Nov
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 9 Nov
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Nov
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 2 Dec
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 4 Dec
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 7 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 9 Dec
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Dec
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 15 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 16 Dec
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 17 Dec
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Dec
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 19 Dec
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 23 Dec
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 24 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 25 Dec
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 27 Dec
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 31 Dec
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 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.