Hijri calendar

Muharram 1424

March to April 2003 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 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 4Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	25Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	36Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	47Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	58Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram
69Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	710Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	811Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	912Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1013Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1114Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1215Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report
1316Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1417, Muharram	1518, Muharram	1619, Muharram	1720, Muharram	1821Nawruz, Muharram	1922, Muharram
2023Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2124Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2225, Muharram	2326, Muharram	2427, Muharram	2528Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2629Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2730, Muharram	2831Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	29Apr 1, Muharram	302, Muharram

Muharram 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 5Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	26Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	37Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	48Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram
59Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	610Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	711Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	812Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	913Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1014Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1115Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram
1216Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1317Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1418, Muharram	1519, Muharram	1620, Muharram	1721Nawruz, Muharram	1822, Muharram
1923, Muharram	2024Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2125Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2226, Muharram	2327, Muharram	2428, Muharram	2529Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram
2630Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2731, Muharram	28Apr 1Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	292, Muharram	303, Muharram

Muharram 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 5Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	26Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	37Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	48Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram
59Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	610Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	711Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	812Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	913Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1014Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1115Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram
1216Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1317Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1418, Muharram	1519, Muharram	1620, Muharram	1721Nawruz, Muharram	1822, Muharram
1923, Muharram	2024Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2125Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2226, Muharram	2327, Muharram	2428, Muharram	2529Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram
2630Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2731, Muharram	28Apr 1Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	292, Muharram	303, Muharram

Mourning
Celebration
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
TueWedWed
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
4 Mar5 Mar5 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
2
WedThuThu
5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
ThuFriFri
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
FriSatSat
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
SatSunSun
8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
SunMonMon
9 Mar10 Mar10 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
7
MonTueTue
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
TueWedWed
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
WedThuThu
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
ThuFriFri
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
WedThuThu
12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Wednesday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 March)Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)
A’maal for this day →
11
FriSatSat
14 Mar15 Mar15 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
11
Eve
ThuFriFri
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)Friday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 March)Friday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 March)
12
SatSunSun
15 Mar16 Mar16 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
12
SatSunSun
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
SunMonMon
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
181717
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
20
SunMonMon
23 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
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
MonTueTue
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
FriSatSat
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
SatSunSun
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
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
MonTueTue
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning