Hijri calendar

Muharram 1531

December 2106 to January 2107 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 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 28Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	229Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	330Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	431Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	5Jan 1Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram
62Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	73Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	84Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	95Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	106Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	117Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	128Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report
139Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1410, Muharram	1511, Muharram	1612, Muharram	1713, Muharram	1814, Muharram	1915, Muharram
2016Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2117Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2218, Muharram	2319, Muharram	2420, Muharram	2521Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2622Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2723, Muharram	2824Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2925, Muharram	3026, Muharram

Muharram 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 27Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	228Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	329Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	430Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	531Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	6Jan 1Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
72Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	83Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	94Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	105Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	116Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	127Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	138Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
149, Muharram	1510, Muharram	1611, Muharram	1712, Muharram	1813, Muharram	1914, Muharram	2015Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2116Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2217, Muharram	2318, Muharram	2419, Muharram	2520Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2621Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2722, Muharram
2823Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2924, Muharram	3025, Muharram

Muharram 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 27Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	228Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	329Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	430Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	531Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	6Jan 1Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram
72Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	83Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	94Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	105Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	116Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	127Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	138Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
149, Muharram	1510, Muharram	1611, Muharram	1712, Muharram	1813, Muharram	1914, Muharram	2015Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram
2116Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2217, Muharram	2318, Muharram	2419, Muharram	2520Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2621Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2722, Muharram
2823Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2924, Muharram	3025, 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
TueMonMon
28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
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
WedTueTue
29 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
ThuWedWed
30 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
FriThuThu
31 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
SatFriFri
1 Jan31 Dec31 Dec
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
SunSatSat
2 Jan1 Jan1 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
MonSunSun
3 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
TueMonMon
4 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
WedTueTue
5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
ThuWedWed
6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
WedTueTue
5 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Wednesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 January)Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 January)Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 January)
A’maal for this day →
11
FriThuThu
7 Jan6 Jan6 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
ThuWedWed
6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Thursday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 January)Wednesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 January)Wednesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 January)
12
SatFriFri
8 Jan7 Jan7 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
SatFriFri
8 Jan7 Jan7 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
SunSatSat
9 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
SunSatSat
16 Jan15 Jan15 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
MonSunSun
17 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
FriThuThu
21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
SatFriFri
22 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
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
MonSunSun
24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning