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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1503

October to November 2079 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 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 27Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil228Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
329Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram430Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram531Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram6Nov 1Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram72Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram83Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram94Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
105Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban116Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram127Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report138Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
149, Muharram
1510, Muharram
1611, Muharram
1712, Muharram
1813, Muharram
1914, Muharram
2015Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2116Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2217, Muharram
2318, Muharram
2419, Muharram
2520Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2621Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2722, Muharram
2823Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2924, Muharram
3025, Muharram
Muharram 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 27Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil228Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
329Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram430Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram531Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram6Nov 1Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram72Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram83Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram94Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
105Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban116Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram127Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report138Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
149, Muharram
1510, Muharram
1611, Muharram
1712, Muharram
1813, Muharram
1914, Muharram
2015Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2116Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2217, Muharram
2318, Muharram
2419, Muharram
2520Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2621Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2722, Muharram
2823Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2924, Muharram
3025, Muharram
Muharram 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 27Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil228Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
329Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram430Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram531Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram6Nov 1Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram72Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram83Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram94Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
105Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban116Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram127Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report138Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
149, Muharram
1510, Muharram
1611, Muharram
1712, Muharram
1813, Muharram
1914, Muharram
2015Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2116Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2217, Muharram
2318, Muharram
2419, Muharram
2520Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2621Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2722, Muharram
2823Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2924, Muharram
3025, Muharram
  • Mourning
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  • 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

    Fri
    27 Oct

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    27 Oct

    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

    Sat
    28 Oct

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 3

    Sun
    29 Oct

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  5. 4

    Mon
    30 Oct

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

    Mourning

  6. 5

    Tue
    31 Oct

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  7. 6

    Wed
    1 Nov

    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

  8. 7

    Thu
    2 Nov

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  9. 8

    Fri
    3 Nov

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

    Mourning

  10. 9

    Sat
    4 Nov

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  11. 10

    Sun
    5 Nov

    Ashura

    Mourning

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

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 10

    Eve

    Sat
    4 Nov

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Saturday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 November)

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 11

    Mon
    6 Nov

    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

  14. 11

    Eve

    Sun
    5 Nov

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Sunday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 November)

  15. 12

    Tue
    7 Nov

    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

  16. 12

    Tue
    7 Nov

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning · minority report

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

  17. 13

    Wed
    8 Nov

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

    Mourning

  18. 20

    Wed
    15 Nov

    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

  19. 21

    Thu
    16 Nov

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  20. 25

    Mon
    20 Nov

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

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

  21. 26

    Tue
    21 Nov

    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)

  22. 28

    Thu
    23 Nov

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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