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26 Muharram

Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)

MourningA majlis is held

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26 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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26 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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26 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
26 Muharram 1447Calculated
26 Muharram 1448Calculated
26 Muharram 1449Expected
26 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
26 Muharram 1447Calculated
26 Muharram 1448Calculated
26 Muharram 1449Expected
26 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
26 Muharram 1447Calculated
26 Muharram 1448Calculated
26 Muharram 1449Expected
26 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

The twenty-sixth of Muharram is not settled. The sources disagree on both the name and the year of the person remembered, giving Ali al-Khayr in 146 AH and Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath in 144 AH, and one of them carries the siege of Mecca in 64 AH as the day's main entry instead. The Centre lists the day without presenting any one reading as settled.

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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Dates, answered

When is Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) in 2027?
Expected Friday 2 July 2027, which is 26 Muharram 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
When is Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath) in 2028?
Expected Wednesday 21 June 2028, which is 26 Muharram 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
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