Hijri calendar

Muharram 1385

May 1965May to June 1965May to June 1965 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 1385 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 3Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	24Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	35Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	46Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	57Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	68Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
79Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	810Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	911Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1012Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1214Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1315Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1416, Muharram	1517, Muharram	1618, Muharram	1719, Muharram	1820, Muharram	1921, Muharram	2022Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2123Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2224, Muharram	2325, Muharram	2426, Muharram	2527Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2628Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2729, Muharram
2830Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2931, Muharram

Muharram 1385 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 3Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	24Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	35Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	46Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	57Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	68Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
79Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	810Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	911Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1012Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1214Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1315Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1416, Muharram	1517, Muharram	1618, Muharram	1719, Muharram	1820, Muharram	1921, Muharram	2022Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2123Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2224, Muharram	2325, Muharram	2426, Muharram	2527Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2628Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2729, Muharram
2830Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2931, Muharram	30Jun 1, Muharram

Muharram 1385 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 3Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	24Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	35Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	46Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	57Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	68Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
79Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	810Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	911Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1012Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1214Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1315Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1416, Muharram	1517, Muharram	1618, Muharram	1719, Muharram	1820, Muharram	1921, Muharram	2022Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2123Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2224, Muharram	2325, Muharram	2426, Muharram	2527Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2628Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2729, Muharram
2830Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2931, Muharram	30Jun 1, Muharram

Mourning
Worship
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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
Mon
3 May
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
3 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
2
Tue
4 May
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
Wed
5 May
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
Thu
6 May
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
Fri
7 May
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
Sat
8 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
7
Sun
9 May
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
Mon
10 May
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
Tue
11 May
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
Wed
12 May
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
Tue
11 May
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Tuesday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 May)
A’maal for this day →
11
Thu
13 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
11
Eve
Wed
12 May
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Wednesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 May)
12
Fri
14 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
12
Fri
14 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
Sat
15 May
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
Sat
22 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
21
Sun
23 May
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
Thu
27 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
Fri
28 May
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
Sun
30 May
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning