Hijri calendar

Muharram 1518

May to June 2094 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 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	521Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram	1531, Muharram	16Jun 1, Muharram	172, Muharram	183, Muharram	194, Muharram	205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	227, Muharram	238, Muharram	249, Muharram	2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2914, Muharram

Muharram 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 16Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	217Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	318Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	419Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	520Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	621Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	722Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram
823Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	924Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1025Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1126Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1227Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1328Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1429, Muharram
1530, Muharram	1631, Muharram	17Jun 1, Muharram	182, Muharram	193, Muharram	204Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	215Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
226, Muharram	237, Muharram	248, Muharram	259Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2610Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2711, Muharram	2812Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2913, Muharram	3014, Muharram

Muharram 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 16Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	217Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	318Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	419Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	520Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	621Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	722Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram
823Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	924Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1025Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1126Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1227Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1328Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1429, Muharram
1530, Muharram	1631, Muharram	17Jun 1, Muharram	182, Muharram	193, Muharram	204Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	215Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
226, Muharram	237, Muharram	248, Muharram	259Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2610Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2711, Muharram	2812Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2913, Muharram	3014, 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
MonSunSun
17 May16 May16 May
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
17 May16 May16 May
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
TueMonMon
18 May17 May17 May
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
WedTueTue
19 May18 May18 May
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
ThuWedWed
20 May19 May19 May
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
FriThuThu
21 May20 May20 May
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
SatFriFri
22 May21 May21 May
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
SunSatSat
23 May22 May22 May
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
MonSunSun
24 May23 May23 May
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
TueMonMon
25 May24 May24 May
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
WedTueTue
26 May25 May25 May
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
TueMonMon
25 May24 May24 May
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Tuesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 May)Monday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 May)Monday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 May)
A’maal for this day →
11
ThuWedWed
27 May26 May26 May
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
WedTueTue
26 May25 May25 May
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Wednesday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 May)Tuesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 May)Tuesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 May)
12
FriThuThu
28 May27 May27 May
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
FriThuThu
28 May27 May27 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
SatFriFri
29 May28 May28 May
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
SatFriFri
5 June4 June4 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
SunSatSat
6 June5 June5 June
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
ThuWedWed
10 June9 June9 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
FriThuThu
11 June10 June10 June
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
SunSatSat
13 June12 June12 June
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning