Hijri calendar

Muharram 1473

September to October 2050 محرّم

Dates for

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 1473 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 18Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	219Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	320Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	421Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	522Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	623Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	724Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram
825Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	926Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1027Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1128Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1229Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1330Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	14Oct 1, Muharram
152, Muharram	163, Muharram	174, Muharram	185, Muharram	196, Muharram	207Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	218Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
229, Muharram	2310, Muharram	2411, Muharram	2512Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2613Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2714, Muharram	2815Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2916, Muharram	3017, Muharram

Muharram 1473 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 19Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	220Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	321Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	422Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	523Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	624Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
725Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	826Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	927Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1028Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1129Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1230Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	13Oct 1Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
142, Muharram	153, Muharram	164, Muharram	175, Muharram	186, Muharram	197, Muharram	208Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
219Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2210, Muharram	2311, Muharram	2412, Muharram	2513Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2614Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2715, Muharram
2816Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2917, Muharram

Muharram 1473 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 19Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	220Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	321Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	422Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	523Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	624Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
725Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	826Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	927Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1028Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1129Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1230Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	13Oct 1Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
142, Muharram	153, Muharram	164, Muharram	175, Muharram	186, Muharram	197, Muharram	208Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
219Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2210, Muharram	2311, Muharram	2412, Muharram	2513Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2614Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2715, Muharram
2816Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2917, 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
SunMonMon
18 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
18 Sept19 Sept19 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
MonTueTue
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
TueWedWed
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
WedThuThu
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
ThuFriFri
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
FriSatSat
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
SunMonMon
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
MonTueTue
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
TueWedWed
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
MonTueTue
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Monday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 September)Tuesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 September)Tuesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 September)
A’maal for this day →
11
WedThuThu
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
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
TueWedWed
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Tuesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 September)Wednesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 September)Wednesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 September)
12
ThuFriFri
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
ThuFriFri
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
FriSatSat
30 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
FriSatSat
7 Oct8 Oct8 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
SatSunSun
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
WedThuThu
12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
ThuFriFri
13 Oct14 Oct14 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
SatSunSun
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning