Hijri calendar

Muharram 1379

July to August 1959 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 1379 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 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	25Aug 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

Muharram 1379 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 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	25Aug 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	306, Muharram

Muharram 1379 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 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	25Aug 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	306, Muharram

Mourning
Worship
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
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
Wed
8 July
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
8 July
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
2
Thu
9 July
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
Fri
10 July
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
Sat
11 July
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
Sun
12 July
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
Mon
13 July
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
7
Tue
14 July
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
Wed
15 July
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
Thu
16 July
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
Fri
17 July
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
Thu
16 July
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Thursday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 July)
A’maal for this day →
11
Sat
18 July
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
11
Eve
Fri
17 July
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Friday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 July)
12
Sun
19 July
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
12
Sun
19 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
Mon
20 July
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
Mon
27 July
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
21
Tue
28 July
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
Sat
1 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
Sun
2 Aug
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)
28
Tue
4 Aug
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning