Dates for
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.
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.
These 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
These 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
22 observances this month, mostly mourning
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Muharram
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26 June27 June27 June
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Worship
Thursday 26 June 2025Friday 27 June 2025Friday 27 June 2025
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26 June27 June27 June
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil, Mourning
Thursday 26 June 2025Friday 27 June 2025Friday 27 June 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Opens the nightly majalis in the wikishia night-theme scheme
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
27 June28 June28 June
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Mourning
Friday 27 June 2025Saturday 28 June 2025Saturday 28 June 2025
3
28 June29 June29 June
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Mourning
Saturday 28 June 2025Sunday 29 June 2025Sunday 29 June 2025
4
29 June30 June30 June
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Mourning
Sunday 29 June 2025Monday 30 June 2025Monday 30 June 2025
5
30 June1 July1 July
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Mourning
Monday 30 June 2025Tuesday 1 July 2025Tuesday 1 July 2025
6
1 July2 July2 July
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Mourning
Tuesday 1 July 2025Wednesday 2 July 2025Wednesday 2 July 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Water blockade dated to the 6th
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
2 July3 July3 July
Access to water blocked at Karbala, Mourning
Wednesday 2 July 2025Thursday 3 July 2025Thursday 3 July 2025
8
3 July4 July4 July
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Mourning
Thursday 3 July 2025Friday 4 July 2025Friday 4 July 2025
9
4 July5 July5 July
Tasua, Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
Friday 4 July 2025Saturday 5 July 2025Saturday 5 July 2025
10
5 July6 July6 July
Ashura, Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
Saturday 5 July 2025Sunday 6 July 2025Sunday 6 July 2025
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eve
4 July5 July5 July
Shab-e-Ashura, Mourning
Friday 4 July 2025Saturday 5 July 2025Saturday 5 July 2025
Friday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 July)Saturday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 July)Saturday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 July)
11
6 July7 July7 July
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Mourning
Sunday 6 July 2025Monday 7 July 2025Monday 7 July 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
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eve
5 July6 July6 July
Sham-e-Ghariban, Mourning
Saturday 5 July 2025Sunday 6 July 2025Sunday 6 July 2025
Saturday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 July)Sunday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 July)Sunday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 July)
12
7 July8 July8 July
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Mourning
Monday 7 July 2025Tuesday 8 July 2025Tuesday 8 July 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
7 July8 July8 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Mourning
minority report
Monday 7 July 2025Tuesday 8 July 2025Tuesday 8 July 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
8 July9 July9 July
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Mourning
Tuesday 8 July 2025Wednesday 9 July 2025Wednesday 9 July 2025
20
15 July16 July16 July
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Mourning
Tuesday 15 July 2025Wednesday 16 July 2025Wednesday 16 July 2025
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
16 July17 July17 July
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Worship
Wednesday 16 July 2025Thursday 17 July 2025Thursday 17 July 2025
25
20 July21 July21 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Mourning
Sunday 20 July 2025Monday 21 July 2025Monday 21 July 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
21 July22 July22 July
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Mourning
Monday 21 July 2025Tuesday 22 July 2025Tuesday 22 July 2025
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)
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23 July24 July24 July
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Mourning
Wednesday 23 July 2025Thursday 24 July 2025Thursday 24 July 2025
Today
24 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in Pakistan
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in India
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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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.