Hijri calendar

Muharram 1583

June to July 2157 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 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jun 10Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	211Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
312Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	413Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	514Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	615Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	716Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	817Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	918Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1019Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1120Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1221Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1322Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1423, Muharram	1524, Muharram	1625, Muharram
1726, Muharram	1827, Muharram	1928, Muharram	2029Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2130Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	22Jul 1, Muharram	232, Muharram
243, Muharram	254Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	265Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	276, Muharram	287Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	298, Muharram

Muharram 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 9Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	210Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	311Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
412Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	513Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	614Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	715Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	816Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	917Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1018Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1220Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1321Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1422, Muharram	1523, Muharram	1624, Muharram	1725, Muharram
1826, Muharram	1927, Muharram	2028Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2129Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2230, Muharram	23Jul 1, Muharram	242, Muharram
253Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	264Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	275, Muharram	286Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	297, Muharram	308, Muharram

Muharram 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jun 9Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	210Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	311Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
412Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	513Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	614Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	715Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	816Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	917Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1018Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1220Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1321Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1422, Muharram	1523, Muharram	1624, Muharram	1725, Muharram
1826, Muharram	1927, Muharram	2028Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2129Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2230, Muharram	23Jul 1, Muharram	242, Muharram
253Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	264Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	275, Muharram	286Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	297, Muharram	308, 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
10 June9 June9 June
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
10 June9 June9 June
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
11 June10 June10 June
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
12 June11 June11 June
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
MonSunSun
13 June12 June12 June
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
TueMonMon
14 June13 June13 June
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
WedTueTue
15 June14 June14 June
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
16 June15 June15 June
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
17 June16 June16 June
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SatFriFri
18 June17 June17 June
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
SunSatSat
19 June18 June18 June
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SatFriFri
18 June17 June17 June
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Saturday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 June)Friday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 June)Friday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 June)
A’maal for this day →
11
MonSunSun
20 June19 June19 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
SunSatSat
19 June18 June18 June
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Sunday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 June)Saturday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 June)Saturday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 June)
12
TueMonMon
21 June20 June20 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
TueMonMon
21 June20 June20 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
WedTueTue
22 June21 June21 June
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
WedTueTue
29 June28 June28 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
ThuWedWed
30 June29 June29 June
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
MonSunSun
4 July3 July3 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
TueMonMon
5 July4 July4 July
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
7 July6 July6 July
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning