Hijri calendar

Muharram 1500

محرّم

The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.

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These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

22 observances this month, mostly mourning

Muharram 1500 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						1Nov 28Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
229Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	330Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	4Dec 1Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	52Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	63Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	74Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	85Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
96Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	107Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	129Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report	1310Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1411, Muharram	1512, Muharram
1613, Muharram	1714, Muharram	1815, Muharram	1916, Muharram	2017Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2118Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2219, Muharram
2320, Muharram	2421, Muharram	2522Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2623Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2724, Muharram	2825Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2926, Muharram

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Mixed
Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held

Today

5 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH

No special observance is marked today.

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1
28 Nov
Worship
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Saturday 28 November 2076
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1
28 Nov
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Saturday 28 November 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
29 Nov
Mourning
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Sunday 29 November 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
3
30 Nov
Mourning
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Monday 30 November 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
4
1 Dec
Mourning
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Tuesday 1 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
5
2 Dec
Mourning
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Wednesday 2 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
6
3 Dec
Mourning
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Thursday 3 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
4 Dec
Mourning
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Friday 4 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
8
5 Dec
Mourning
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Saturday 5 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
9
6 Dec
Mourning
Tasua
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
Sunday 6 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
10
7 Dec
Mourning
Ashura
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
Monday 7 December 2076
A’maal for this day →
10•
eve
6 Dec
Mourning
Shab-e-Ashura
Sunday 6 December 2076
Sunday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 December)
A’maal for this day →
11
8 Dec
Mourning
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Tuesday 8 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
11•
eve
7 Dec
Mourning
Sham-e-Ghariban
Monday 7 December 2076
Monday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 December)
Acts & duas in the Library →
12
9 Dec
Mourning
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Wednesday 9 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
9 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report
Wednesday 9 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
13
10 Dec
Mourning
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Thursday 10 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
20
17 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 17 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
21
18 Dec
Worship
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Friday 18 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
25
22 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 22 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
26
23 Dec
Mourning
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Wednesday 23 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
28
25 Dec
Mourning
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Friday 25 December 2076
Acts & duas in the Library →

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.