Hijri calendar

Muharram 1474

September to October 2051 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 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 7Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	28Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	39Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
410Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	511Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	612Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	713Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	814Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	915Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1016Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1117Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1218Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1319Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1420, Muharram	1521, Muharram	1622, Muharram	1723, Muharram
1824, Muharram	1925, Muharram	2026Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2127Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2228, Muharram	2329, Muharram	2430, Muharram
25Oct 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram	306, Muharram

Muharram 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram	1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram
1724, Muharram	1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram
24Oct 1, Muharram	252Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	263Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	274, Muharram	285Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	296, Muharram

Muharram 1474 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram	1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram
1724, Muharram	1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram
24Oct 1, Muharram	252Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	263Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	274, Muharram	285Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	296, 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
ThuFriFri
7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
7 Sept8 Sept8 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
FriSatSat
8 Sept9 Sept9 Sept
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
SatSunSun
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
SunMonMon
10 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
MonTueTue
11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
TueWedWed
12 Sept13 Sept13 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
WedThuThu
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
ThuFriFri
14 Sept15 Sept15 Sept
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
SatSunSun
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Friday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 September)Saturday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 September)Saturday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 September)
A’maal for this day →
11
SunMonMon
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
SatSunSun
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Saturday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 September)Sunday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 September)Sunday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 September)
12
MonTueTue
18 Sept19 Sept19 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
MonTueTue
18 Sept19 Sept19 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
TueWedWed
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
TueWedWed
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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
WedThuThu
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
SunMonMon
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
MonTueTue
2 Oct3 Oct3 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
WedThuThu
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning