Hijri calendar

Muharram 1404

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 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						1Oct 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	25Nov 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

Today

5 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH

No special observance is marked today.

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1
8 Oct
Worship
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Saturday 8 October 1983
A’maal for this day →
1
8 Oct
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Saturday 8 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
9 Oct
Mourning
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Sunday 9 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
3
10 Oct
Mourning
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Monday 10 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
4
11 Oct
Mourning
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Tuesday 11 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
5
12 Oct
Mourning
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Wednesday 12 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
6
13 Oct
Mourning
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Thursday 13 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
14 Oct
Mourning
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Friday 14 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
8
15 Oct
Mourning
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Saturday 15 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
9
16 Oct
Mourning
Tasua
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
Sunday 16 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
10
17 Oct
Mourning
Ashura
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
Monday 17 October 1983
A’maal for this day →
10•
eve
16 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Ashura
Sunday 16 October 1983
Sunday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 October)
A’maal for this day →
11
18 Oct
Mourning
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Tuesday 18 October 1983
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 Oct
Mourning
Sham-e-Ghariban
Monday 17 October 1983
Monday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 October)
Acts & duas in the Library →
12
19 Oct
Mourning
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Wednesday 19 October 1983
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 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report
Wednesday 19 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
13
20 Oct
Mourning
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Thursday 20 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
20
27 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 27 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
21
28 Oct
Worship
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Friday 28 October 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
25
1 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 1 November 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
26
2 Nov
Mourning
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Wednesday 2 November 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
28
4 Nov
Mourning
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Friday 4 November 1983
Acts & duas in the Library →

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.