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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1546

July to August 2121 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 1546 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram521Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram
1531, Muharram
16Aug 1, Muharram
172, Muharram
183, Muharram
194, Muharram
205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
227, Muharram
238, Muharram
249, Muharram
2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2914, Muharram
3015, Muharram
Muharram 1546 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram521Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram
1531, Muharram
16Aug 1, Muharram
172, Muharram
183, Muharram
194, Muharram
205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
227, Muharram
238, Muharram
249, Muharram
2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2914, Muharram
3015, Muharram
Muharram 1546 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 17Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil218Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram319Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
420Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram521Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram622Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram723Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram824Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram925Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1026Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1127Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram1228Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report1329Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
1430, Muharram
1531, Muharram
16Aug 1, Muharram
172, Muharram
183, Muharram
194, Muharram
205Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram216Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
227, Muharram
238, Muharram
249, Muharram
2510Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2611Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2712, Muharram
2813Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2914, Muharram
3015, Muharram
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  • Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
  • Friday

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. 1

    Thu
    17 July

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    17 July

    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

  3. 2

    Fri
    18 July

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 3

    Sat
    19 July

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  5. 4

    Sun
    20 July

    Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir

    Mourning

  6. 5

    Mon
    21 July

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  7. 6

    Tue
    22 July

    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

  8. 7

    Wed
    23 July

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  9. 8

    Thu
    24 July

    Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad

    Mourning

  10. 9

    Fri
    25 July

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  11. 10

    Sat
    26 July

    Ashura

    Mourning

    Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 10

    Eve

    Fri
    25 July

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Friday 25 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 11

    Sun
    27 July

    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

  14. 11

    Eve

    Sat
    26 July

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Saturday 26 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 July)

  15. 12

    Mon
    28 July

    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

  16. 12

    Mon
    28 July

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning · minority report

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  17. 13

    Tue
    29 July

    Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif

    Mourning

  18. 20

    Tue
    5 Aug

    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

  19. 21

    Wed
    6 Aug

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  20. 25

    Sun
    10 Aug

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
    • Iranian: 25 Muharram

  21. 26

    Mon
    11 Aug

    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)

  22. 28

    Wed
    13 Aug

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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