Calendar

The Shia occasions of the Hijri year, and when you're signed in, your own lessons, sessions and due dates.

Dhu al-Qada 1447

April 2026 – May 2026

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Tuesday · April 28, 2026

BirthMajor occasion
Birth of the Sun of Suns, Imam ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā (ʿa)
The blessed birth of the eighth Imam of guidance and the Guarantor of the Gardens of Paradise, Imam ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā (ʿa), in Medina in 148 AH, concluding the Ten Days of Karāma (Honour).
Recommended deeds: Fasting, reciting the special ziyāra (visitation text) of Imam al-Riḍā, and holding celebrations and giving charity

1 Dhu al-QadaApril 18, 2026Birth of Lady Fāṭima al-Maʿṣūma (ʿa) and the Beginning of the Ten Days of KarāmaBirth
5 Dhu al-QadaApril 22, 2026Day of Honouring the Noble Shrines and Places of VisitationOccasion
6 Dhu al-QadaApril 23, 2026The Treaty of al-Ḥudaybiyya and the Manifest VictoryOccasion
11 Dhu al-QadaApril 28, 2026Birth of the Sun of Suns, Imam ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā (ʿa)Birth
14 Dhu al-QadaMay 1, 2026Deliverance of the Prophet Jonah (ʿa) from the Belly of the WhaleOccasion
15 Dhu al-QadaMay 2, 2026The Blessed Night of Mid-Dhū al-QaʿdaOccasion
23 Dhu al-QadaMay 10, 2026Day of the Special Ziyāra of Imam al-Riḍā (ʿa)