Hijri calendar

Muharram 1485

May to June 2062 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.

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.

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 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 12Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	213Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
314Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	415Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	516Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	617Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	718Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	819Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	920Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1021Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1122Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1223Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1324Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1425, Muharram	1526, Muharram	1627, Muharram
1728, Muharram	1829, Muharram	1930, Muharram	2031Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	21Jun 1Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	222, Muharram	233, Muharram
244, Muharram	255Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	266Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	277, Muharram	288Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	299, Muharram

Muharram 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 11Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	212Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	313Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
414Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	515Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	616Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	717Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	818Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	919Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1020Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1121Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1222Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1323Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1424, Muharram	1525, Muharram	1626, Muharram	1727, Muharram
1828, Muharram	1929, Muharram	2030Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2131Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	22Jun 1, Muharram	232, Muharram	243, Muharram
254Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	265Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	276, Muharram	287Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	298, Muharram

Muharram 1485 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 11Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	212Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	313Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
414Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	515Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	616Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	717Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	818Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	919Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1020Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1121Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1222Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1323Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1424, Muharram	1525, Muharram	1626, Muharram	1727, Muharram
1828, Muharram	1929, Muharram	2030Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2131Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	22Jun 1, Muharram	232, Muharram	243, Muharram
254Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	265Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	276, Muharram	287Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	298, 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
FriThuThu
12 May11 May11 May
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
12 May11 May11 May
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
SatFriFri
13 May12 May12 May
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
14 May13 May13 May
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
MonSunSun
15 May14 May14 May
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
TueMonMon
16 May15 May15 May
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
WedTueTue
17 May16 May16 May
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
ThuWedWed
18 May17 May17 May
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
19 May18 May18 May
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SatFriFri
20 May19 May19 May
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
SunSatSat
21 May20 May20 May
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SatFriFri
20 May19 May19 May
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)Friday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 May)Friday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 May)
A’maal for this day →
11
MonSunSun
22 May21 May21 May
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
SunSatSat
21 May20 May20 May
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Sunday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 May)Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)
12
TueMonMon
23 May22 May22 May
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
TueMonMon
23 May22 May22 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
WedTueTue
24 May23 May23 May
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
WedTueTue
31 May30 May30 May
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
ThuWedWed
1 June31 May31 May
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
MonSunSun
5 June4 June4 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
TueMonMon
6 June5 June5 June
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
ThuWedWed
8 June7 June7 June
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning