Hijri calendar

Muharram 1494

February to March 2071 محرّم

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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 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 3Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	24Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	35Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	46Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	57Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram
68Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	79Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	810Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	911Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1012Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1214Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report
1315Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1416, Muharram	1517, Muharram	1618, Muharram	1719, Muharram	1820, Muharram	1921, Muharram
2022Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2123Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2224, Muharram	2325, Muharram	2426, Muharram	2527Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2628Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
27Mar 1, Muharram	282Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	293, Muharram	304, Muharram

Muharram 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 2Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	23Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	34Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	45Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	56Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	67Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
78Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	89Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	910Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1011Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1112Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1213Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1314Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1415, Muharram	1516, Muharram	1617, Muharram	1718, Muharram	1819, Muharram	1920, Muharram	2021Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2122Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2223, Muharram	2324, Muharram	2425, Muharram	2526Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2627Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2728, Muharram
28Mar 1Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	292, Muharram	303, Muharram

Muharram 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 2Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	23Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	34Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	45Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	56Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	67Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
78Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	89Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	910Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1011Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1112Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1213Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1314Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1415, Muharram	1516, Muharram	1617, Muharram	1718, Muharram	1819, Muharram	1920, Muharram	2021Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2122Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2223, Muharram	2324, Muharram	2425, Muharram	2526Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2627Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2728, Muharram
28Mar 1Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	292, Muharram	303, 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
TueMonMon
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
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
WedTueTue
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
ThuWedWed
5 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
FriThuThu
6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
SatFriFri
7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
SunSatSat
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
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
MonSunSun
9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
TueMonMon
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
WedTueTue
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
ThuWedWed
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
WedTueTue
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Wednesday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 February)Tuesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 February)Tuesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 February)
A’maal for this day →
11
FriThuThu
13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Thursday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 February)Wednesday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 February)Wednesday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 February)
12
SatFriFri
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
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
SatFriFri
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
SunSatSat
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
SunSatSat
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
MonSunSun
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
FriThuThu
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
SatFriFri
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
MonSunSun
2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning