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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1317

May to June 1899 محرّم

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.
How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Muharram 1317 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 11Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil212Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram313Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
414Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram515Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram616Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram717Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram818Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram919Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1020Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1121Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1222Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1323Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1424, Muharram
1525, Muharram
1626, Muharram
1727, Muharram
1828, Muharram
1929, Muharram
2030Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2131Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
22Jun 1, Muharram
232, Muharram
243, Muharram
254Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram265Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
276, Muharram
287Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
298, Muharram
309, Muharram
Muharram 1317 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 12Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil213Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
314Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram415Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram516Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram617Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram718Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram819Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram920Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1021Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban1122Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1223Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1324Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1425, Muharram
1526, Muharram
1627, Muharram
1728, Muharram
1829, Muharram
1930, Muharram
2031Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram21Jun 1Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
222, Muharram
233, Muharram
244, Muharram
255Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram266Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
277, Muharram
288Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
299, Muharram
Muharram 1317 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 12Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil213Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
314Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram415Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram516Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram617Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram718Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram819Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram920Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1021Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban1122Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1223Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1324Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1425, Muharram
1526, Muharram
1627, Muharram
1728, Muharram
1829, Muharram
1930, Muharram
2031Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram21Jun 1Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
222, Muharram
233, Muharram
244, Muharram
255Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram266Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
277, Muharram
288Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
299, Muharram
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  • Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Muharram

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  1. 1

    ThuFriFri
    11 May12 May12 May

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    ThuFriFri
    11 May12 May12 May

    Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil

    Mourning

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order

  3. 2

    FriSatSat
    12 May13 May13 May

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 3

    SatSunSun
    13 May14 May14 May

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  5. 4

    SunMonMon
    14 May15 May15 May

    Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir

    Mourning

  6. 5

    MonTueTue
    15 May16 May16 May

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  7. 6

    TueWedWed
    16 May17 May17 May

    Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Water blockade dated to the 6th
    • Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th

  8. 7

    WedThuThu
    17 May18 May18 May

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  9. 8

    ThuFriFri
    18 May19 May19 May

    Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad

    Mourning

  10. 9

    FriSatSat
    19 May20 May20 May

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  11. 10

    SatSunSun
    20 May21 May21 May

    Ashura

    Mourning

    Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 10

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    19 May20 May20 May

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Friday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 May)Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 11

    SunMonMon
    21 May22 May22 May

    Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
    • Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th

  14. 11

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    20 May21 May21 May

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)Sunday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 May)Sunday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 May)

  15. 12

    MonTueTue
    22 May23 May23 May

    Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
    • Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th

  16. 12

    MonTueTue
    22 May23 May23 May

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning · minority report

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  17. 13

    TueWedWed
    23 May24 May24 May

    Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif

    Mourning

  18. 20

    TueWedWed
    30 May31 May31 May

    Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
    • Khoja: 20 Muharram
    • Iranian: 5 Rabi al-Awwal 117 AH in Medina, as an adult

  19. 21

    WedThuThu
    31 May1 June1 June

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  20. 25

    SunMonMon
    4 June5 June5 June

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  21. 26

    MonTueTue
    5 June6 June6 June

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

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
    • Iranian: Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath, 144 AH (wikishia)

  22. 28

    WedThuThu
    7 June8 June8 June

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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