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12 Muharram

Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa

MourningA majlis is held

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12 Muharram 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting

The month begins by moon sighting, so there is no download for this date until it is confirmed. A subscription already carries it, marked subject to moon sighting, and corrects it in place.

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12 Muharram 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting

Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.

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12 Muharram 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting

Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.

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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year

HijriGregorian
12 Muharram 1447Calculated
12 Muharram 1448Calculated
12 Muharram 1449Expected
12 Muharram 1450Expected

Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.

HijriGregorian
12 Muharram 1447Calculated
12 Muharram 1448Calculated
12 Muharram 1449Expected
12 Muharram 1450Expected

Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.

HijriGregorian
12 Muharram 1447Calculated
12 Muharram 1448Calculated
12 Muharram 1449Expected
12 Muharram 1450Expected

Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.

About this day

Two accounts sit on the twelfth of Muharram: the burial of the martyrs, and the entrance of the captives into Kufa. The burial is the same one reported on the eleventh; both dates are carried in the sources and neither is settled, so the Centre lists it on both days rather than choosing between them.

Communities differ on this

Families at the Centre do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.

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When is Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa in 2027?
Expected Friday 18 June 2027, which is 12 Muharram 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
When is Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa in 2028?
Expected Wednesday 7 June 2028, which is 12 Muharram 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
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