Hijri calendar

Muharram 1516

June to July 2092 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 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jun 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram
815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram
1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram	1724, Muharram	1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram	24Jul 1, Muharram	252Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	263Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	274, Muharram	285Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
296, Muharram

Muharram 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 7Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
28Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	39Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	410Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	511Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	612Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	713Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	814Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
915Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1016Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1117Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1218Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1319Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1420, Muharram	1521, Muharram
1622, Muharram	1723, Muharram	1824, Muharram	1925, Muharram	2026Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2127Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2228, Muharram
2329, Muharram	2430, Muharram	25Jul 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram
306, Muharram

Muharram 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jun 7Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
28Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	39Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	410Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	511Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	612Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	713Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	814Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
915Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1016Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1117Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1218Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1319Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1420, Muharram	1521, Muharram
1622, Muharram	1723, Muharram	1824, Muharram	1925, Muharram	2026Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2127Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2228, Muharram
2329, Muharram	2430, Muharram	25Jul 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram
306, 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
SunSatSat
8 June7 June7 June
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
8 June7 June7 June
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
MonSunSun
9 June8 June8 June
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
TueMonMon
10 June9 June9 June
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
WedTueTue
11 June10 June10 June
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
ThuWedWed
12 June11 June11 June
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
FriThuThu
13 June12 June12 June
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
SatFriFri
14 June13 June13 June
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
SunSatSat
15 June14 June14 June
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
MonSunSun
16 June15 June15 June
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
TueMonMon
17 June16 June16 June
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
MonSunSun
16 June15 June15 June
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Monday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 June)Sunday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 June)Sunday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 June)
A’maal for this day →
11
WedTueTue
18 June17 June17 June
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
TueMonMon
17 June16 June16 June
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Tuesday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 June)Monday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 June)Monday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 June)
12
ThuWedWed
19 June18 June18 June
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
ThuWedWed
19 June18 June18 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
FriThuThu
20 June19 June19 June
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
FriThuThu
27 June26 June26 June
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
SatFriFri
28 June27 June27 June
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
WedTueTue
2 July1 July1 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
ThuWedWed
3 July2 July2 July
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
SatFriFri
5 July4 July4 July
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning