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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1389

March to April 1969 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 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 19Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil220Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram321Nawruz, Muharram, Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men422Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram
523Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram624Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram725Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram826Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram927Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1028Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban1129Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram
1230Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1331Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
14Apr 1, Muharram
152, Muharram
163, Muharram
174, Muharram
185, Muharram
196, Muharram
207Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram218Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
229, Muharram
2310, Muharram
2411, Muharram
2512Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram
2613Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2714, Muharram
2815Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2916, Muharram
3017, Muharram
Muharram 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 20Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil221Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram, Nawruz322Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
423Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram524Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram625Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram726Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram827Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram928Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1029Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1130Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1231Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report13Apr 1Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
142, Muharram
153, Muharram
164, Muharram
175, Muharram
186, Muharram
197, Muharram
208Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram219Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2210, Muharram
2311, Muharram
2412, Muharram
2513Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2614Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2715, Muharram
2816Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2917, Muharram
3018, Muharram
Muharram 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 20Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil221Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram, Nawruz322Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
423Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram524Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram625Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram726Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram827Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram928Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1029Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1130Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1231Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report13Apr 1Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
142, Muharram
153, Muharram
164, Muharram
175, Muharram
186, Muharram
197, Muharram
208Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram219Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2210, Muharram
2311, Muharram
2412, Muharram
2513Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2614Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2715, Muharram
2816Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2917, Muharram
3018, Muharram
  • Mourning
  • Celebration
  • 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. 1

    WedThuThu
    19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    WedThuThu
    19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar

    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

    ThuFriFri
    20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 322

    Fri
    21 Mar

    Nawruz

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
    • Hazara: Observed
    • Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
    • Khoja: Generally not observed

  5. 3

    FriSatSat
    21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  6. 4

    SatSunSun
    22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar

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

    Mourning

  7. 5

    SunMonMon
    23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  8. 6

    MonTueTue
    24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    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

  9. 7

    TueWedWed
    25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  10. 8

    WedThuThu
    26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar

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

    Mourning

  11. 9

    ThuFriFri
    27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  12. 10

    FriSatSat
    28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar

    Ashura

    Mourning

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

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 10

    Eve

    ThuFriFri
    27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Thursday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 March)Friday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 March)Friday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  14. 11

    SatSunSun
    29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar

    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

  15. 11

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Friday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 March)Saturday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 March)Saturday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 March)

  16. 12

    SunMonMon
    30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar

    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

  17. 12

    SunMonMon
    30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning · minority report

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

  18. 13

    MonTueTue
    31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr

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

    Mourning

  19. 20

    MonTueTue
    7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr

    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

  20. 21

    TueWedWed
    8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  21. 25

    SatSunSun
    12 Apr13 Apr13 Apr

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

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

  22. 26

    SunMonMon
    13 Apr14 Apr14 Apr

    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)

  23. 28

    TueWedWed
    15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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