Hijri calendar

Muharram 1527

February to March 2103 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 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 10Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
211Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	312Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	413Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	514Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	615Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	716Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	817Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
918Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1019Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1120Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1221Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1322Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1423, Muharram	1524, Muharram
1625, Muharram	1726, Muharram	1827, Muharram	1928, Muharram	20Mar 1Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	212Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	223, Muharram
234, Muharram	245, Muharram	256Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	267Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	278, Muharram	289Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2910, Muharram

Muharram 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 9Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	210Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
311Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	412Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	513Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	614Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	715Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	816Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	917Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1018Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1220Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1321Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1422, Muharram	1523, Muharram	1624, Muharram
1725, Muharram	1826, Muharram	1927, Muharram	2028Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	21Mar 1Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	222, Muharram	233, Muharram
244, Muharram	255Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	266Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	277, Muharram	288Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	299, Muharram

Muharram 1527 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 9Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	210Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
311Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	412Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	513Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	614Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	715Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	816Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	917Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1018Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1220Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1321Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1422, Muharram	1523, Muharram	1624, Muharram
1725, Muharram	1826, Muharram	1927, Muharram	2028Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	21Mar 1Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	222, Muharram	233, Muharram
244, Muharram	255Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	266Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	277, Muharram	288Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	299, 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
SatFriFri
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
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
SunSatSat
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
MonSunSun
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
TueMonMon
13 Feb12 Feb12 Feb
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
WedTueTue
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
ThuWedWed
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
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
FriThuThu
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
SatFriFri
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SunSatSat
18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
MonSunSun
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SunSatSat
18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Sunday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 February)Saturday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 February)Saturday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 February)
A’maal for this day →
11
TueMonMon
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
MonSunSun
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Monday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 February)Sunday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 February)Sunday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 February)
12
WedTueTue
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
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
WedTueTue
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
ThuWedWed
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
ThuWedWed
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
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
FriThuThu
2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
TueMonMon
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
WedTueTue
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
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
FriThuThu
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning