Hijri calendar

Muharram 1530

January to February 2106 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 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 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
2431, Muharram	25Feb 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 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 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
2531Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	26Feb 1Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	272, Muharram	283Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	294, Muharram	305, Muharram

Muharram 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 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
2531Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	26Feb 1Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	272, Muharram	283Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	294, Muharram	305, 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
FriThuThu
8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
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
SatFriFri
9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
10 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
MonSunSun
11 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
TueMonMon
12 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
WedTueTue
13 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
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
ThuWedWed
14 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
15 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SatFriFri
16 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
SunSatSat
17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SatFriFri
16 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)Friday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 January)Friday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 January)
A’maal for this day →
11
MonSunSun
18 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
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
SunSatSat
17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Sunday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 January)Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)
12
TueMonMon
19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
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
TueMonMon
19 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
WedTueTue
20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
WedTueTue
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
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
ThuWedWed
28 Jan27 Jan27 Jan
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
MonSunSun
1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
TueMonMon
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
4 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning