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Hijri calendar

Muharram 1554

April to May 2129 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 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 21Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil222Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram323Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
424Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram525Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram626Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram727Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram828Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram929Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1030Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
11May 1Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram122Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report133Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
144, Muharram
155, Muharram
166, Muharram
177, Muharram
188, Muharram
199, Muharram
2010Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2111Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2212, Muharram
2313, Muharram
2414, Muharram
2515Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2616Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2717, Muharram
2818Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2919, Muharram
Muharram 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 21Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil222Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram323Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
424Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram525Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram626Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram727Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram828Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram929Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1030Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
11May 1Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram122Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report133Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
144, Muharram
155, Muharram
166, Muharram
177, Muharram
188, Muharram
199, Muharram
2010Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2111Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2212, Muharram
2313, Muharram
2414, Muharram
2515Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2616Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2717, Muharram
2818Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2919, Muharram
Muharram 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 21Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil222Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram323Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
424Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram525Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram626Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram727Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram828Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram929Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura1030Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
11May 1Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram122Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report133Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram
144, Muharram
155, Muharram
166, Muharram
177, Muharram
188, Muharram
199, Muharram
2010Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram2111Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram
2212, Muharram
2313, Muharram
2414, Muharram
2515Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram2616Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram
2717, Muharram
2818Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram
2919, Muharram
  • Mourning
  • Worship
  • 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
    21 Apr

    Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month

    Worship

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    21 Apr

    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
    22 Apr

    Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala

    Mourning

  4. 3

    Sat
    23 Apr

    Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men

    Mourning

  5. 4

    Sun
    24 Apr

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

    Mourning

  6. 5

    Mon
    25 Apr

    Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam

    Mourning

  7. 6

    Tue
    26 Apr

    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
    27 Apr

    Access to water blocked at Karbala

    Mourning

  9. 8

    Thu
    28 Apr

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

    Mourning

  10. 9

    Fri
    29 Apr

    Tasua

    Mourning

    Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite

  11. 10

    Sat
    30 Apr

    Ashura

    Mourning

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

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 10

    Eve

    Fri
    29 Apr

    Shab-e-Ashura

    Mourning

    Friday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  13. 11

    Sun
    1 May

    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
    30 Apr

    Sham-e-Ghariban

    Mourning

    Saturday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 May)

  15. 12

    Mon
    2 May

    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
    2 May

    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
    3 May

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

    Mourning

  18. 20

    Tue
    10 May

    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
    11 May

    Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli

    Worship

  20. 25

    Sun
    15 May

    Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Mourning

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

  21. 26

    Mon
    16 May

    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
    18 May

    Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman

    Mourning

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