Hijri calendar

Muharram 1472

September to October 2049 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 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 29Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	230Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	3Oct 1Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	42Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram
53Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	64Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	75Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	86Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	97Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	108Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram
1210Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1311Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1412, Muharram	1513, Muharram	1614, Muharram	1715, Muharram	1816, Muharram
1917, Muharram	2018Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2119Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2220, Muharram	2321, Muharram	2422, Muharram	2523Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram
2624Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2725, Muharram	2826Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2927, Muharram	3028, Muharram

Muharram 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 30Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	2Oct 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	2120Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	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

Muharram 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 30Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	2Oct 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	2120Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	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

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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.

Observances in Muharram

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1
WedThuThu
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
FriSatSat
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
SatSunSun
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
SunMonMon
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
MonTueTue
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
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
TueWedWed
5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
WedThuThu
6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
ThuFriFri
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
FriSatSat
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
ThuFriFri
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Thursday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 October)Friday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 October)Friday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 October)
A’maal for this day →
11
SatSunSun
9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
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
FriSatSat
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Friday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 October)Saturday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 October)Saturday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 October)
12
SunMonMon
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
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
SunMonMon
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
MonTueTue
11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
MonTueTue
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
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
TueWedWed
19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
SatSunSun
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
SunMonMon
24 Oct25 Oct25 Oct
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
TueWedWed
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning