Hijri calendar

Muharram 1458

March 2036February to March 2036February to March 2036 محرّم

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Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Muharram 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 1Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
22Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	33Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	44Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	55Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	66Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	77Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	88Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
99Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1010Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1111Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1212Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1313Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1414, Muharram	1515, Muharram
1616, Muharram	1717, Muharram	1818, Muharram	1919, Muharram	2020Nawruz, Muharram, Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)	2121Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2222, Muharram
2323, Muharram	2424, Muharram	2525Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2626Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2727, Muharram	2828Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2929, Muharram

Muharram 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 29Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	2Mar 1Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
32Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	43Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	54Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	65Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	76Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	87Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	98Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
109Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1110Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1211Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1312Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1413, Muharram	1514, Muharram	1615, Muharram
1716, Muharram	1817, Muharram	1918, Muharram	2019Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2120Nawruz, Muharram, Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli	2221, Muharram	2322, Muharram
2423, Muharram	2524Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2625Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2726, Muharram	2827Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2928, Muharram	3029, Muharram

Muharram 1458 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 29Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	2Mar 1Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
32Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	43Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	54Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	65Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	76Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	87Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	98Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
109Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1110Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1211Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1312Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1413, Muharram	1514, Muharram	1615, Muharram
1716, Muharram	1817, Muharram	1918, Muharram	2019Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2120Nawruz, Muharram, Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli	2221, Muharram	2322, Muharram
2423, Muharram	2524Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2625Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2726, Muharram	2827Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2928, Muharram	3029, 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
SatFriFri
1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
1 Mar29 Feb29 Feb
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
SunSatSat
2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
MonSunSun
3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
TueMonMon
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
WedTueTue
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
ThuWedWed
6 Mar5 Mar5 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
FriThuThu
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
SatFriFri
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SunSatSat
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
MonSunSun
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SunSatSat
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)
A’maal for this day →
11
TueMonMon
11 Mar10 Mar10 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
MonSunSun
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Monday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 March)Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)
12
WedTueTue
12 Mar11 Mar11 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
WedTueTue
12 Mar11 Mar11 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
ThuWedWed
13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
202121
Thu
20 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
ThuWedWed
20 Mar19 Mar19 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
FriThuThu
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
TueMonMon
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
WedTueTue
26 Mar25 Mar25 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
FriThuThu
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning