Hijri calendar

Muharram 1551

May to June 2126 محرّم

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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.

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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 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 25Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
226Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	327Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	428Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	529Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	630Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	731Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	8Jun 1Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram
92Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	103Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	114Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	125Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	136Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	147, Muharram	158, Muharram
169, Muharram	1710, Muharram	1811, Muharram	1912, Muharram	2013Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2114Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2215, Muharram
2316, Muharram	2417, Muharram	2518Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2619Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2720, Muharram	2821Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2922, Muharram

Muharram 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 24Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	225Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
326Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	427Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	528Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	629Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	730Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	831Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	9Jun 1Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
102Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	124Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	135Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	146, Muharram	157, Muharram	168, Muharram
179, Muharram	1810, Muharram	1911, Muharram	2012Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2113Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2214, Muharram	2315, Muharram
2416, Muharram	2517Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2618Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2719, Muharram	2820Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2921, Muharram	3022, Muharram

Muharram 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 24Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	225Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
326Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	427Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	528Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	629Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	730Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	831Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	9Jun 1Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
102Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	113Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	124Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	135Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	146, Muharram	157, Muharram	168, Muharram
179, Muharram	1810, Muharram	1911, Muharram	2012Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2113Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2214, Muharram	2315, Muharram
2416, Muharram	2517Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	2618Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	2719, Muharram	2820Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	2921, Muharram	3022, 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
25 May24 May24 May
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
25 May24 May24 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
SunSatSat
26 May25 May25 May
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
MonSunSun
27 May26 May26 May
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
TueMonMon
28 May27 May27 May
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
WedTueTue
29 May28 May28 May
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
ThuWedWed
30 May29 May29 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
FriThuThu
31 May30 May30 May
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
SatFriFri
1 June31 May31 May
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SunSatSat
2 June1 June1 June
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
MonSunSun
3 June2 June2 June
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SunSatSat
2 June1 June1 June
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)
A’maal for this day →
11
TueMonMon
4 June3 June3 June
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
3 June2 June2 June
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Monday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 June)Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)
12
WedTueTue
5 June4 June4 June
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
5 June4 June4 June
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
6 June5 June5 June
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
ThuWedWed
13 June12 June12 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
FriThuThu
14 June13 June13 June
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
TueMonMon
18 June17 June17 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
WedTueTue
19 June18 June18 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
FriThuThu
21 June20 June20 June
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning