Hijri calendar

Muharram 1362

محرّم

The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.

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These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

22 observances this month, mostly mourning

Muharram 1362 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1Jan 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram	1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram
1724, Muharram	1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram
2431, Muharram	25Feb 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Mixed
Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held

1
8 Jan
Worship
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Friday 8 January 1943
A’maal for this day →
1
8 Jan
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Friday 8 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
9 Jan
Mourning
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Saturday 9 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
3
10 Jan
Mourning
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Sunday 10 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
4
11 Jan
Mourning
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Monday 11 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
5
12 Jan
Mourning
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Tuesday 12 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
6
13 Jan
Mourning
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Wednesday 13 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
14 Jan
Mourning
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Thursday 14 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
8
15 Jan
Mourning
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Friday 15 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
9
16 Jan
Mourning
Tasua
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
Saturday 16 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
10
17 Jan
Mourning
Ashura
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
Sunday 17 January 1943
A’maal for this day →
10•
eve
16 Jan
Mourning
Shab-e-Ashura
Saturday 16 January 1943
Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)
A’maal for this day →
11
18 Jan
Mourning
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Monday 18 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
11•
eve
17 Jan
Mourning
Sham-e-Ghariban
Sunday 17 January 1943
Sunday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 January)
Acts & duas in the Library →
12
19 Jan
Mourning
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Tuesday 19 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
19 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report
Tuesday 19 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
13
20 Jan
Mourning
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Wednesday 20 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
20
27 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 27 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
21
28 Jan
Worship
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Thursday 28 January 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
25
1 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 1 February 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
26
2 Feb
Mourning
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Tuesday 2 February 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
28
4 Feb
Mourning
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Thursday 4 February 1943
Acts & duas in the Library →

Today

7 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH

No special observance is marked today.

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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.