Hijri calendar
The year 1600 AH at a glance
7 December 2173 – 26 November 2174
Dates for
Muharram 18 days
Safar 11 days
Rabi al-Awwal 8 days
Rabi al-Thani 9 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 1600 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 · 7 Dec
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 1 Muharram · 7 Dec
- Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 2 Muharram · 8 Dec
- Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men 3 Muharram · 9 Dec
- Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir 4 Muharram · 10 Dec
- Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam 5 Muharram · 11 Dec
- Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates 6 Muharram · 12 Dec
- Access to water blocked at Karbala 7 Muharram · 13 Dec
- Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad 8 Muharram · 14 Dec
- Tasua 9 Muharram · 15 Dec
- Ashura 10 Muharram · 16 Dec
- Shab-e-Ashura 10 Muharram · 15 Dec
- Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad 11 Muharram · 17 Dec
- Sham-e-Ghariban 11 Muharram · 16 Dec
- Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa 12 Muharram · 18 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report 12 Muharram · 18 Dec
- Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif 13 Muharram · 19 Dec
- Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 20 Muharram · 26 Dec
- Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli 21 Muharram · 27 Dec
- Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 25 Muharram · 31 Dec
- Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) 26 Muharram · 1 Jan
- Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman 28 Muharram · 3 Jan
Safar
- Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus 1 Safar · 6 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 3 Safar · 8 Jan
- Martyrdom of Sakina / Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus 5 Safar · 10 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) – Najafi reckoning 7 Safar · 12 Jan
- Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 7 Safar · 12 Jan
- Thirtieth of Ashura – Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a) 10 Safar · 15 Jan
- Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a) 13 Safar · 18 Jan
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 17 Safar reckoning 17 Safar · 22 Jan
- Arbain 20 Safar · 25 Jan
- Arbain juloos 20 Safar · 25 Jan
- Last Ten Days of Safar 20 Safar · 25 Jan
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 24 Safar · 29 Jan
- Demise of the Holy Prophet (s) 28 Safar · 2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 28 Safar · 2 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) 29 Safar · 3 Feb
Rabi al-Awwal
- Laylat al-Mabit 1 Rabi al-Awwal · 3 Feb
- Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a) 5 Rabi al-Awwal · 8 Feb
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 10 Feb
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 8 Rabi al-Awwal · 11 Feb
- Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 9 Rabi al-Awwal · 12 Feb
- Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Rabi al-Awwal · 13 Feb
- Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb
- Islamic Unity Week 12 Rabi al-Awwal · 15 Feb
- Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 17 Rabi al-Awwal · 20 Feb
- Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom 23 Rabi al-Awwal · 26 Feb
Rabi al-Thani
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) – minority report 1 Rabi al-Thani · 6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
- Death of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari 3 Rabi al-Thani · 8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
- Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 4 Rabi al-Thani · 9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
- Death of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik 6 Rabi al-Thani · 11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 40-day report 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) – 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning 8 Rabi al-Thani · 13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
- Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) 10 Rabi al-Thani · 15 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
- Nawruz 16 Rabi al-Thani · 21 Mar
- Wafat of Musa al-Mubarqa b. Imam al-Jawad (a) 22 Rabi al-Thani · 27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
- Death of Allama al-Amini 28 Rabi al-Thani · 2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
Jumada al-Ula
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 5 Jumada al-Ula · 8 Apr
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report 13 Jumada al-Ula · 15 Apr
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning 15 Jumada al-Ula · 18 Apr
Jumada al-Thani
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya 1 Jumada al-Thani · 4 May3 May3 May
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 3 Jumada al-Thani · 6 May5 May5 May
- Death of Harun al-Rashid 4 Jumada al-Thani · 7 May6 May6 May
- Battle of Muta and the martyrdom of Jafar al-Tayyar 10 Jumada al-Thani · 13 May12 May12 May
- Wafat of Umm al-Banin (a) 13 Jumada al-Thani · 16 May15 May15 May
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) 20 Jumada al-Thani · 23 May22 May22 May
- Death of Umm Kulthum bt. Ali (a) 21 Jumada al-Thani · 24 May23 May23 May
Rajab
- al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya 1 Rajab · 2 June
- Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim 1 Rajab · 2 June
- Umra of Rajab 1 Rajab · 2 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 1 Rajab · 2 June
- Laylat al-Raghaib 2 Rajab · 2 June
- Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 3 Rajab · 4 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) – Rajab reckoning 5 Rajab · 6 June
- Special salat of 7 Rajab 7 Rajab · 8 June
- Wiladat of Ali al-Asghar (a) 9 Rajab · 10 June
- Wiladat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 10 Rajab · 11 June
- Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital 12 Rajab · 13 June
- Ayyam al-Bid 13 Rajab · 14 June
- Wiladat of Imam Ali (a) 13 Rajab · 14 June
- Change of Qibla and other 15 Rajab anniversaries 15 Rajab · 16 June
- Practices of Umm Dawud 15 Rajab · 16 June
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 15 Rajab · 16 June
- Wafat of Ibrahim, son of the Prophet (s) 18 Rajab · 19 June
- Death of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah 22 Rajab · 23 June
- Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 22 Rajab · 23 June
- Battle of Khaybar 24 Rajab · 25 June
- Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) 25 Rajab · 26 June
- Wafat of Abu Talib (a) 26 Rajab · 27 June
- Eid al-Mabath 27 Rajab · 28 June
- Laylat al-Miraj 27 Rajab · 27 June
- Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina 28 Rajab · 29 June
- Battle of Tabuk 29 Rajab · 30 June
- Amaal of the last day of Rajab 30 Rajab · 1 July30 June30 June
- Supplication of the last Friday of Rajab 30 Rajab · 1 July24 June24 June
Sha'ban
- Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 1 July30 June30 June
- Recommended fasting through Shaban 1 Sha'ban · 2 July1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) 1 Sha'ban · 2 July1 July1 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a) 3 Sha'ban · 4 July3 July3 July
- Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a) 4 Sha'ban · 5 July4 July4 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 5 Sha'ban · 6 July5 July5 July
- Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a) 11 Sha'ban · 12 July11 July11 July
- Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban 12 Sha'ban · 12 July11 July11 July
- Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban 13 Sha'ban · 13 July12 July12 July
- Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban 14 Sha'ban · 14 July13 July13 July
- Laylat al-Baraa 15 Sha'ban · 15 July14 July14 July
- Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) 15 Sha'ban · 16 July15 July15 July
Ramadan
- Start of the fast 1 Ramadan · 31 July
- Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) – Ramadan reckoning 8 Ramadan · 7 Aug
- Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a) 10 Ramadan · 9 Aug
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) 15 Ramadan · 14 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (19th) 19 Ramadan · 17 Aug
- Shab-e-Zarbat 19 Ramadan · 17 Aug
- Conquest of Mecca 20 Ramadan · 19 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (21st) 21 Ramadan · 19 Aug
- Shahadat of Imam Ali (a) 21 Ramadan · 20 Aug
- Laylat al-Qadr (23rd) 23 Ramadan · 21 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (25th) 25 Ramadan · 23 Aug
- al-Quds Day 27 Ramadan · 26 Aug
- Shab-e-Qadr (27th) 27 Ramadan · 25 Aug
Shawwal
- Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal · 30 Aug
- Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza 7 Shawwal · 5 Sept
- Yawm al-Hadm 8 Shawwal · 6 Sept
- Battle of Hunayn 10 Shawwal · 8 Sept
- Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi 12 Shawwal · 10 Sept
- Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani 14 Shawwal · 12 Sept
- Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 22 Sept
- Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a) 25 Shawwal · 23 Sept
- Demise of Imam Khomeini 28 Shawwal · 26 Sept
- Birth of Abu Talib (a) 29 Shawwal · 27 Sept
Dhu al-Qa'da
- Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) 1 Dhu al-Qa'da · 28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
- Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a) 11 Dhu al-Qa'da · 8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning 23 Dhu al-Qa'da · 20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
- Dahw al-Ard 25 Dhu al-Qa'da · 22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
- Treaty of Hudaybiyya 28 Dhu al-Qa'da · 25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
- Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a) 30 Dhu al-Qa'da · 27 Oct
Dhu al-Hijja
- Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a) 1 Dhu al-Hijja · 28 Oct
- Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report 6 Dhu al-Hijja · 2 Nov
- Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a) 7 Dhu al-Hijja · 3 Nov
- Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala 8 Dhu al-Hijja · 4 Nov
- Day of Arafa 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Nov
- Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil 9 Dhu al-Hijja · 5 Nov
- Eid al-Adha 10 Dhu al-Hijja · 6 Nov
- The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a) 14 Dhu al-Hijja · 10 Nov
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) 15 Dhu al-Hijja · 11 Nov
- Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning 16 Dhu al-Hijja · 12 Nov
- Eid al-Ghadir 18 Dhu al-Hijja · 14 Nov
- Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar 22 Dhu al-Hijja · 18 Nov
- Day of Mubahala 24 Dhu al-Hijja · 20 Nov
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.