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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1490

March to April 2067 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 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 18Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil219Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
320Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram421Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram, Nawruz522Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram623Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram724Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram825Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram926Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1027Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban1128Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1229Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1330Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1431, Muharram
15Apr 1, Muharram
162, Muharram
173, Muharram
184, Muharram
195, Muharram
206Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram217Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
228, Muharram
239, Muharram
2410, Muharram
2511Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2612Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2713, Muharram
2814Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2915, Muharram
Muharram 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram521Nawruz, Muharram, Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram
1531, Muharram
16Apr 1, Muharram
172, Muharram
183, Muharram
194, Muharram
205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
227, Muharram
238, Muharram
249, Muharram
2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2914, Muharram
3015, Muharram
Muharram 1490 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram521Nawruz, Muharram, Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram
1531, Muharram
16Apr 1, Muharram
172, Muharram
183, Muharram
194, Muharram
205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
227, Muharram
238, Muharram
249, Muharram
2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2914, Muharram
3015, Muharram
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  • 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. 1

    FriThuThu
    18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    FriThuThu
    18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar

    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

  3. 2

    SatFriFri
    19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 3

    SunSatSat
    20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  5. 4

    MonSunSun
    21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar

    Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir

    Mourning

  6. 455

    Mon
    21 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

  7. 5

    TueMonMon
    22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  8. 6

    WedTueTue
    23 Mar22 Mar22 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

  9. 7

    ThuWedWed
    24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  10. 8

    FriThuThu
    25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar

    Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad

    Mourning

  11. 9

    SatFriFri
    26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  12. 10

    SunSatSat
    27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar

    Ashura

    Mourning

    Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 10

    Eve

    SatFriFri
    26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Saturday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 March)Friday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 March)Friday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  14. 11

    MonSunSun
    28 Mar27 Mar27 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

  15. 11

    Eve

    SunSatSat
    27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Sunday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 March)Saturday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 March)Saturday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 March)

  16. 12

    TueMonMon
    29 Mar28 Mar28 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

  17. 12

    TueMonMon
    29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning · minority report

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  18. 13

    WedTueTue
    30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar

    Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif

    Mourning

  19. 20

    WedTueTue
    6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr

    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

  20. 21

    ThuWedWed
    7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  21. 25

    MonSunSun
    11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  22. 26

    TueMonMon
    12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr

    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)

  23. 28

    ThuWedWed
    14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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