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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1510

August to September 2086 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.
  • Mourning
  • 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

    Mon
    12 Aug

  2. 1

    Mon
    12 Aug

    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

    Tue
    13 Aug

  4. 3

    Wed
    14 Aug

  5. 4

    Thu
    15 Aug

  6. 5

    Fri
    16 Aug

  7. 6

    Sat
    17 Aug

    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

    Sun
    18 Aug

  9. 8

    Mon
    19 Aug

  10. 9

    Tue
    20 Aug

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  11. 10

    Wed
    21 Aug

    Ashura

    Mourning

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

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 10

    Eve

    Tue
    20 Aug

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Tuesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 11

    Thu
    22 Aug

    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

    Wed
    21 Aug

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Wednesday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 August)

  15. 12

    Fri
    23 Aug

    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

    Fri
    23 Aug

    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

    Sat
    24 Aug

  18. 20

    Sat
    31 Aug

    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

    Sun
    1 Sept

  20. 25

    Thu
    5 Sept

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram
  21. 26

    Fri
    6 Sept

    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

    Sun
    8 Sept

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